A Texas oil company that left California in 2025 is returning (sort of), with plans to build a cross-country pipeline to the Golden State.
Late last year, Houston-based Phillips 66 shut down its Los Angeles refinery. Following other refinery closures in the state and oil supply disruptions from the war with Iran, the move has left California with a fuel supply crisis and skyrocketing prices.
Now, Phillips 66 (alongside its partners, Kinder Morgan and HF Sinclair) wants to return to the region with the Western Gateway Pipeline. This multibillion-dollar pipeline project would hold up to 230,000 barrels of oil per day and stretch 1,300 miles cross-country, according to a Tuesday news release…