California’s gasoline supply was already under pressure before the Strait of Hormuz developments complicated things even more. With refinery closures accelerating and import sources drying up simultaneously, how much runway does the state actually have? In this episode, Skip York, chief energy strategist at Turner Mason & Company, explains why California is structurally isolated from the relief valves the rest of the country relies on, without the pipeline connections, surplus capacity, and flexible fuel specifications that protect other states.