California Refinery Closures Spark Pipeline Race to West Coast

A race is on among energy companies to build a major fuel pipeline to the U.S. West Coast, a potentially lucrative prize as the planned closure of two California refineries threatens to send gasoline prices in the isolated market soaring.Motorists in West Coast states have long paid some of the country’s highest fuel prices due to limited regional production and minimal connectivity to the Gulf Coast refining hub. There are no pipelines delivering fuel to California from across the Rocky Mountains and only ...