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strikeMay 3, 2026
California braces for uncertainty as last shipment of Persian Gulf oil arrives in Long Beach
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- - - Share via The last California-bound oil tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since war erupted is at the Port of Long Beach offloading its valuable cargo — 2 million barrels of crude destined to be transformed into gasoline, jet fuel and diesel.
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- Blanca BegertBy Blanca Begert
- - Click here to listen to this article - Share via The last California-bound oil tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since war erupted is at the Port of Long Beach offloading its valuable cargo — 2 million barrels of crude destined to be transformed into gasoline, jet f…
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