What California’s Oil Supply Means for America’s Future | Michael Mische & James Rector
California’s economy, its farms included, depends on a steady supply of fuel. In 2025, more than 60 percent of the crude oil delivered to the state’s refineries came from foreign sources, according to the California Energy Commission.
A new study ties that same supply to U.S. military readiness in the Pacific, modeling a scenario centered on Taiwan.
Michael Mische of the USC Marshall School of Business and James Rector, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Berkeley, co-authored the study. The two also discuss natural oil seeps and the environmental side of the state’s oil supply.
Their analysis examines whether California’s fuel supply could support a Pacific military operation while keeping the state’s economy running, and outlines a proposed response.
Timestamps:
0:00 California's Oil Supply and National Security
1:22 A Possible Taiwan Conflict and U.S. Fuel Needs
4:42 California's Role in Supplying the Pacific
7:50 The Research and the Attention It Received
11:30 Oil Production Policy in California
13:59 Research on Natural Oil and Gas Seeps
18:35 Comparing Domestic and Imported Oil
24:29 Examining Seeps and Wildfire Risk
27:27 Oil Production and Coastal Seeps
32:17 Accessing Offshore Oil From Land
34:00 The Study's Proposed Response
35:45 Neighboring States and Refinery Timelines
38:07 Military Needs and the State's Economy
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