Total: 25,900 nautical miles of shipping routes. Korean-route gasoline alone travels 12,300 nm (14,150 statute miles) on ships burning heavy fuel oil. The India direct route covers 8,500 nm. The Bahamas Jones Act workaround adds 5,100 nm of unnecessary travel.
Earth imagery: NASA Blue Marble (public domain)
Sources: EIA, CAISO, CA Energy Commission, CPUC, CA Legislative Analyst, NRC, AAA, GasBuddy, Tax Foundation, MIT/Stanford, Kpler, Bloomberg, Reuters, CalMatters, UC Davis. March 2026.