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Uncertainty looms as last oil tanker from Middle East arrives in California
With gas more than $6 in state, delivery of about 2m barrels is last planned shipment to pass through strait of Hormuz
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The average price of a gallon of gas in California already stands at more than $6, but more uncertainty looms as the last oil tanker from the Middle East arrived in the Golden state this week.
The Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday that the New Corolla, which left the Middle East for California before the war broke out, is delivering about 2m barrels of crude oil from Iraq to Long Beach. It was the last planned shipment to pass through the strait of Hormuz.
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Dani Anguiano · Wed, May 6, 2026, 12:02 PM
California | The Guardian
With gas more than $6 in state, delivery of about 2m barrels is last planned shipment to pass through strait of Hormuz
The average price of a gallon of gas in California already stands at more than $6, but more uncertainty looms as the last oil tanker from the Middle East arrived in the Golden state this week.
The Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday that the New Corolla, which left the Middle East for California before the war broke out, is delivering about 2m barrels of crude oil from Iraq to Long Beach. It was the last planned shipment to pass through the strait of Hormuz.
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