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A proposed pipeline from Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan could end California’s status as a “fuel island.”

The project could fill the gap left by upcoming closures of two major refineries, which are raising concerns about fuel shortages and higher prices in the state.

The pipeline proposal signals that energy companies expect California to remain dependent on gasoline for decades, even as the state pursues ambitious climate goals.

California has long been a “fuel island” — a state whose gasoline and diesel markets are isolated from the rest of the country — but that could soon end under a proposed plan to build the first-ever pipeline to bring refined products directly to the West C

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