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   From: noreply@mixmin.net   
      
   Gov. Newsom is presiding over perhaps the largest energy policy collapse   
   of the oil industry, refinery operations and gasoline production in U.S.   
   history   
      
   While California Governor Gavin Newsom gallivants around the world   
   pretending he’s an international political figure, and has now just   
   embarked on a book tour rather than playing at being Governor,   
   California suffers under some very serious government-created crises,   
   starting with California’s oil refineries closing, leaving the state   
   gas-starved.   
      
   Petroleum expert Michael Ariza, told the Globe last week that the Valero   
   refinery closure will have more of an effect on our region. “In the Bay   
   Area we only have two out of five refineries producing gasoline, jet   
   fuel, and propane. Valero is down, Conoco Phillips in Rodeo and Marathon   
   in Martinez are only producing bio diesel!”   
      
   Refineries shutting down is a real world problem for many industries,   
   farmers and ranchers, truckers, manufacturers, and many more industries   
   are suffering under the climbing gas and diesel prices, and shortages.   
      
   Gov. Newsom is presiding over perhaps the largest energy policy collapse   
   of the oil industry, refinery operations and gasoline production in U.S.   
   history.   
      
   Most California residents know that California’s self-inflected gasoline   
   crisis is not only increasing prices at the pump, but increasing   
   dependency on foreign oil suppliers and shippers to supply fuels to the   
   Golden State. And, California’s self-inflicted gas crisis is also a   
   direct threat to U.S. military force readiness on the West Coast, the   
   Globe reported in October.   
      
   California produces less than 23% of its own in-state petroleum needs   
   and already imports over 70% of its crude oil from foreign sources, and   
   that’s before the refinery closures. The oil and gas industry in   
   California account for nearly 8% of the state’s GDP. Without oil and   
   gas, the other 92% of the state’s GDP would be impossible to attain,   
   Ariza, Professor Michael Mische and Assemblyman Stan Ellis have been   
   warning.   
      
   Arizona gets nearly half of its gas from California. The vast majority   
   of Nevada’s gas – 88% – comes from California.   
      
   California, Nevada and Arizona have 40 military bases and installations   
   – California is home to 32 of those 40 military bases.   
      
   Now, the price of crude oil super tankers is going through the roof,   
   Ariza says. And because California is gas-starved, already this year,   
   two tankers carrying gasoline have arrived in California from the   
   Bahamas.   
      
   “Gas prices in Northern California are continuing to climb. Up $.40 a   
   gallon in a few weeks and yesterday I just went by two gas stations that   
   moved up another $0.30 a gallon each,” Ariza said. “We anticipate the   
   prices to keep climbing unfortunately.”   
      
   Last week the average price for a gallon of regular gas in California on   
   Feb. 13, 2026, was $4.56. Ten days before that it was $4.37.   
      
   Today, February 22, 2026, according to AAA, gas in California is $4.62   
   per gallon of regular. A gallon of diesel is over $5.00 per gallon.   
      
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   Assemblyman Ellis told the Globe that California military bases could   
   end up running out of jet and aviation fuels should a military conflict   
   unfold.   
      
   Why? Because of Governor Newsom’s political policies resulting in   
   shockingly detrimental and lethal regulations of the oil and gas   
   industry.   
      
   “California has no inbound pipelines supplying crude oil, gasoline, or   
   aviation fuels, which amplifies U.S. national security vulnerabilities.   
   Astonishingly, over 95% of California’s inbound crude and gasoline   
   supplies are delivered by maritime tankers, the majority of which are   
   not U.S.-flagged vessels, including tanker ships owned by Russia’s SCF   
   Group and China’s Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation,” Assemblyman   
   Ellis told the Globe.   
      
   India is providing crude oil and gas supplies to California, and Russia   
   and China are delivering it.   
      
   How is that for U.S. Security?   
      
      
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