pegw wrote:
I see the Venezuelan oil deal as the lesser of two evils. However Americans real problem is that the oil companies shut down 8 refineries in the past 4 years. The companies have record profits.
pegw, you exemplify how a little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing.
3 of those refineries were shut down to convert to "greenie" energy, but of course you don't want to discuss that.
MARATHON, MARTINEZ CALIFORNIA, AND GALLUP, NEW MEXICO
CAPACITY: 161,000 bpd (Martinez); 27,000 bpd (Gallup)
Marathon Petroleum said in August 2020 that it would permanently close two refineries in Martinez, California, and Gallup, N.M. in response to lower fuels demand, after idling the facilities following C****-** outbreaks in the United States.
The company is converting the Martinez refinery to produce 260 million gallons per year of renewable diesel starting in 2023.
PHILLIPS 66 RODEO, CALIFORNIA
Capacity: 120,200 bpd
U.S. refiner Phillips 66 plans to fully convert its Rodeo, California, crude oil refinery into a renewable fuels plant using cooking oil and food wastes beginning in 2024.
HOLLYFRONTIER, CHEYENNE, WYOMING
Capacity: 52,000 bpd
HollyFrontier Corp said in June 2020 it would convert its Cheyenne refinery into a renewable diesel plant that would produce 6,000 bpd of renewable diesel. The company ceased refinery operations at Cheyenne the following month, making it the first U.S. refinery to close in 2020.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/which-us-refineries-have-shut-since-global-p******c-why-2022-06-17/