Commodities
Gasoline-Starved California Is Turning to Fuel From the Bahamas
A worker prepares a fuel refill hose at a gas station in Hercules, California.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergUS supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the Bahamas before finally ending up in California, a state battling shrinking fuelmaking capacity and high pump prices.
Shipments on the circuitous route are increasing. California imported more gasoline in November than ever before, with more than 40% coming from the Bahamas.