Hormuz shutdown puts California on the brink of an oil crisis

May 8, 2026

This week, the final California-bound tanker that sailed out of the Middle East before the U.S. war with Iran shut down that supply slipped up to the coast off Los Angeles, carrying crude oil that the state counts on as part of its energy mix.

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