Hilton: California oil refineries dropped from about 40 to seven
Steve Hilton · CA Governor Candidate Steve Hilton on Why California is Destroying Itself & How a Republican Can Win · Apr 29, 2026 · at 39:59
Steve Hilton, candidate for California governor, explains why gas prices in California are higher than in other states.
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“We had a really strong energy industry and infrastructure in California where we produced most of the oil and gas that we use, and we had refineries, about 40 of them around the state, mostly in the Bay Area, down in LA, that refined and turned it into products that we use, gasoline and so on. Now we're down to seven refineries.”
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