How did the undamaged oil-storage facilities help the U.S. Pacific Fleet recover?

The undamaged oil-storage facilities at Pearl Harbor were critical to the U.S. Pacific Fleet's recovery because they provided the necessary fuel reserves to maintain naval operations in the Pacific.1

Japanese planners focused their attack on military targets rather than logistical ones, failing to prioritize the destruction of these extensive fuel reserves. Had these forward-deployed supplies been destroyed, the U.S. Navy's ability to wage war would have been severely hampered; U.S. Admiral Chester Nimitz noted that the destruction of these tanks would have likely prolonged the war by another two years. Because the facilities remained intact, the Pacific Fleet was able to sustain its operations and eventually turn the tide of the war.12