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Posted on 04/25/2026 4:09:38 PM PDT by Libloather
California drivers could be seeing lower gas prices once a new mega-pipeline project reaches completion, flooding the state with the much needed black gold.
In a recent joint announcement, Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan, Inc. said its Western Gateway Pipeline project was moving forward following the closure in the state of multiple refineries.
“Customer response during the open season underscores the importance of Western Gateway in addressing long‑term refined products logistics needs in the region,” Phillips 66 Chairman and CEO Mark Lashier said.
Once fully operational, the massive pipeline will stretch from St. Louis, MO. to California, and be able to supply 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) into Phoenix, per the details about the project.
This will then replace the current 125,000 barrels AZ currently receives from California, allowing that fuel to stay and be used in the state.
The news could come as a huge relief as drivers in LA and across the state continue to contend with sky-high gas prices. As of Saturday, the average price in the Golden State is $5.92 a gallon, according to AAA.
Right now, Arizona and Nevada depend heavily on California for oil, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The Western Gateway pipeline would help address California’s diminishing refining capabilities. The state is currently on track to lose as much as 20% of its capacity by mid-2026 according to the project’s report.
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How will this help after they’ve driven out all the refineries?
Ca. needs to be pipe free.
Pipes are the tool of Capitalist Pigs.
The project is expected to be completed by 2029 and would still be “subject to the execution of definitive transportation service agreements, joint venture agreements, and respective board approvals,” per the release.
“...The project is expected to be completed by 2029...”
Thought Governor gasbag outlawed has cars
Also, how does this help Reno?
If I was an oil company executive, I’d be VERY leery of investing in California with the current politics in the state.
Capitalism is where your prosperity come from.
Wait. I thought pipelines were bad.
They are killing the Earth, right?
Hmmm...
A pipeline needing to be built...
What is the projected number of years before this will be complete?
Have all the pre-construction approvals been received?
Looking at the map, I’d guess that the gasoline will begin arriving in 2030, earliest...
How many CA refineries will still be operational in 2030?
Maybe the piped-in gas will be canceled by more refinery closures...
I haven’t lived in the now Peoples’ Republic of Calif. for > 50 years.
Let them throw all of their pipes into the Pacific.
It’s refined product, not crude. The excerpt says “black gold” which is typical journalism ignorance.
California could produce that much oil on its own if it wasn’t run by the Dims.
Put the high speed railroad burro-ocracy in charge of building the pipeline. Sections will be run through dozens of garden hoses bought from Lowe’s and marked up 10,000% and a key section will be hauled across the desert Mad Max style.
valid points.
Best case scenerio is that CA will be sucking the energy life of other states while claiming Gaia love at the same time.
“Carbon emissions” generated by foreign oil are no better/worse than those from dometic oil. If hypocrisy was a virtue, CA would be a state overrun by saints.
I thought that oil was evil and Cal is,trying to get rid of it. Their oil should be cut off.
We've gotta protect our phoney baloney jobs here, gentlemen! We must do something about this immediately! Immediately!
I concur
besides, CA is supposed to run on wind and solar power
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