California Pipeline Closes, 100 Trucks Hit Roads: What Happens Next? - Steve Layton (Video)

In this 28 January 2026 published video, host Siyamak Khorrami talks with Steve Layton, president of E&B Natural Resources, explains how recent infrastructure changes are affecting how oil moves through the state of California, with consequences that tend to surface quietly before they become visible to the public.
California’s fuel system is under pressure, not because demand has fallen, but because the path from oil to fuel has narrowed. What happens when pipelines shut down and oil that once flowed underground now requires nearly 100 trucks a day on Kern County roads?
https://youtu.be/zj5N7g8G6qk
00:00 – Intro
01:08 – California Pipelines Shutting Down
02:28 – Refinery Closures Impact Oil Market
05:56 – San Pablo Pipeline Economic Crisis
08:19 – Think Pipeline Will Reopen?
15:25 – Kern County Oil Reserves Significant
20:20 – Trucking Costs vs Pipeline
21:48 – California Environmental Standards Superior
24:27 – State Regulation and Legal Uncertainty
28:37 – Infrastructure Collapse Risk Real
31:00 – Future outlook & the new permits
35:21 – Why producers stay in California
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