Could Britain supply fuel for USS Arizona?

Did Britain's fuel situation prevent the oil-fired USS Arizona from operating with the Royal Navy during the First World War?

The reply rejects that explanation, arguing that Britain had substantial naval oil reserves. Much of its supporting discussion concerns the Second World War, and it does not settle Arizona's deployment history.

A viewer suggests that Arizona's oil-fired boilers helped keep her in home waters during the First World War because Britain lacked fuel for her. The reply rejects the shortage argument, then turns mainly to British stockpiling since the 1920s and the Second World War. Naval fuel stores included bases such as Darwin, Singapore, and Alexandria, as well as dozens of sites in Britain. Ship fuel is distinguished from shortages affecting aviation and civilian motoring. Americans are said to have been surprised by the scale of British reserves even though some of the oil had been bought from them. The reserves described were measured in years of fleet operations, but that discussion does not establish why Arizona stayed in home waters.