The Crisis In The Strait Of Hormuz Is Worse Because Of Dems’ Disastrous Energy Policy |
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The Crisis In The Strait Of Hormuz Is Worse Because Of Dems’ Disastrous Energy Policy
‘If your energy supplies depend on a foreign choke point, that’s a national security issue.’
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As Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz and attacks oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, take a moment to look at this chart from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA):
A series of policy choices in the U.S. has caused preventable energy insecurity that worsens the shock from foreign disruptions. The Biden administration temporarily restricted the sale of oil and gas leases on federal lands, implemented new regulations that made it harder to drill oil and refine gasoline, and then dishonestly “increased the pressure on them to boost refining capacity and bring down costs at the pump.”
Meanwhile, California has been strangling its oil industry with a regulatory environment that has reduced oil production and driven refineries to close. Here’s a much-discussed current reality, summarized in a recent Bloomberg headline: “Gasoline-Starved California Is Turning to Fuel From the Bahamas.” On social media, a random user made the point with great clarity, despite posting under a handle calling himself a ham sandwich:
In 1980 California had 43 oil refineries, and 179,700 active, exploratory, or 'drilling' wells.Californias economy ranked #4 on the globe producing 622,000 barrels a day. Price of Gas,67 cents a gallon.Today, 39,000 active wells, 8 refineries,and price per gallon, $6.— I want a BLT (@3584HamSammich) February 20, 2026
In 1980 California........