[thackney]

California sits on a puddle of oil and is the logical destination for Alaska crude tankers.

Most stop in Washington but the remaining go to California. The problem is the dwindling flow.

Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Production
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MANFPAK2&f=M

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Too bad much of Alaska is off limits...