India is the number one supplier of refined gasoline to California.
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Real Time with Bill MaherOct 24, 2026
Sources conflict on whether India was California's top refined gasoline supplier as of 2026-10-24. OPIS (2025) and Times of San Diego describe India as the largest foreign supplier over a multi-year span, but 2025 and 2026 year-to-date data in Times of San Diego and Cyprus Shipping News show South Korea leading, with India third in 2026.
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… So we now import 80% of the oil that we use on giant supertankers shipped halfway across the world, and now, because the refineries have closed, we're actually importing refined gasoline. Our number one supplier of that is India. Where does India buy its crude oil? Russia. So, because of Democratic climate policies in California, we are buying indirectly oil from Russia. One year ago, the price of diesel was less than half that it is right now. …
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Contradicts. Times of San Diego states that imports from South Korea and the Bahamas have exceeded those from India since 2025, meaning India was not the top source in the most recent period.[2]
Contradicts. Cyprus Shipping News (Oct 22, 2026) reports South Korea remained the leading single gasoline source for the West Coast in 2026, while India emerged as the third-largest supplier.[3]
Supports. OPIS (Nov 2025) reports India was the largest supplier to California over the prior two years, sending about 6.56 million barrels of finished gasoline, per Vortexa data.[4]
Supports. Times of San Diego calls Reliance's Jamnagar complex in India California's top foreign refinery supplier of gasoline and blendstocks 'this decade.'[2]
Context. API (Oct 28, 2026) says India, South Korea, and Taiwan together account for about two-thirds of California's gasoline imports, without ranking India first.[5]
Context. Reuters (Mar 2026) says California's record 2025 gasoline imports came mostly from South Korea and India, without ranking them.[1]
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5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 4 not rated
- 1California hit by much higher oil prices as Iran war stresses ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2As prices climb, California imports more gasoline made from ...timesofsandiego.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3West Coast gasoline imports hit five-year high after refineries went ...cyprusshippingnews.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4As Reliance on Imported Gasoline Rises, California Adapts to ...opis.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Refinery closures are leading to higher gasoline imports in ...api.org · not rated · cited for: context
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