Station Shutdown Crisis: Why California Gas Pumps Are Closing

Описание: California is racing toward a deadline that could trigger one of the biggest gas supply shocks the state has ever seen.

In just days, hundreds of gas stations across California face forced shutdowns under a state mandate that carries fines of $5,000 per day for any station that stays open. These closures aren’t happening because stations failed customers — they’re happening because a government program meant to help small operators upgrade their tanks stalled for years, leaving independent owners trapped by bureaucracy.

At the exact same time, California is losing massive refining capacity. Major refineries are shutting down permanently, wiping out hundreds of thousands of barrels per day from the fuel supply. When these two crises collide, the effects won’t stay inside California.

Arizona and Nevada depend heavily on California refineries for gasoline, and when California’s supply chain tightens, gas prices spike across the entire Southwest. With no pipelines connecting the state to the rest of the country and strict fuel blend requirements limiting imports, California has become a fuel island — and that island is starting to crack.

This video breaks down:
• Why hundreds of gas stations are shutting down at once
• How refinery closures are shrinking fuel supply
• Why Arizona and Nevada are at risk next
• Why California can’t simply import fuel from Texas
• How this impacts rural communities, small businesses, and emergency services
• Why military fuel supply is now part of the concern

This isn’t speculation — it’s a countdown.

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