What California’s Oil Supply Means for America’s Future | Michael Mische & James Rector
California’s economy, including its farms, depends on a steady fuel supply. 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, coauthored 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.
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