Fake news. Not true. California is an isolated fuel market and does not drive up prices nationwide.

"California has lost approximately 284,000 to 309,000 barrels per day in crude oil refining capacity due to major recent and planned refinery closures.

Major Refinery Closures & Capacity Loss

Phillips 66 (Los Angeles/Wilmington Refinery): Shut down operations, taking approximately 139,000 barrels per day offline.

Valero (Benicia Refinery): Shuttered its facility, removing another 145,000 to 170,000 barrels per day of refining capacity.

Context on State Capacity and ConsumptionTotal Capacity Drop: These closures reduce California's active refining infrastructure down to roughly 7 remaining operable plants that process crude oil.

Consumption vs. Production: California consumes roughly 1.8 million to 1.85 million barrels of petroleum products and crude oil daily, leaving the state increasingly reliant on out-of-state and foreign imports to meet shortfalls."

Meme courtesy of Musicman.