The 6,000 Reasons Why Oil Matters

Most people think oil is only used to fuel cars and trucks.

It isn’t.

Oil helps make modern life possible.

The phone in your pocket. The laptop on your desk. The medical equipment in hospitals. The asphalt on our roads. The packaging that protects food. The shoes on your feet. The materials used to build homes, schools, and businesses.

All depend on oil.

In fact, more than 6,000 everyday products are made possible by petroleum.

California's farmers rely on it to grow and transport food.

Hospitals rely on it for medical supplies and life-saving equipment.

Construction crews rely on it to build roads, bridges, and homes.

Manufacturers rely on it to make products used by millions of Californians every day.

This isn't about the future.

It's about today.

California runs on innovation, technology, healthcare, agriculture, transportation, and manufacturing. Oil plays a role in every one of them.

That's why the conversation about energy should start with the truth that oil isn't just what powers our vehicles.

It helps power our way of life.

And the men and women who produce it help make everything from modern medicine to modern technology possible.

That's something California should recognize and be proud of.