How is it there is a refinery in the middle of NV and no pipeline to it?
magic crystals from Al Gore.
Rail
Foreland Refining in Ely, Nevada is tiny, 2,000 BPD. Two 18 wheeler tankers will carry a weeks supply to it. It does not operate continuously.
http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/refinerycapacity/archive/2013/table3.pdf
American Liberty Petroleum Corp. is pleased to announce that on April 19, 2012, Foreland Refining Corporation (”Foreland”) signed an agreement to purchase all of the Company’s crude oil production from the Gabbs Valley oil field in Nye County, Nevada. Foreland operates the Eagle Springs Refinery in Ely, Nevada, in neighboring White Pine County to the east. The refinery receives crude oil from Nevada’s Railroad Valley and other oil wells to process into asphalt, diesel fuel and other petroleum products.
That's a good question. At first thought, speaking strictly economics, there must be enough production to justify the capital investment with a reasonable ROI. I am not sure one refinery (depending on its production) is enough to justify a pipeline.
I assume that pipelines in the desert and through mountains to get to the desert would be quite expenive compared to the soft fertile soils in the glacier fields of the Midwest.