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To: driftdiver
So why is the price so high? Is it the weak dollar?

Well having the limited refining capacity we have making 96 different types of fuel to meet state and Federal "clean air" standards for summer driving might have something to do with it

30 posted on 05/12/2011 1:00:13 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Giving politicians more tax money is like giving addicts free drugs to cure their addiction)
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To: MNJohnnie

Nobody in his right mind would build a new refinery in the USA. Nobody. It simply is not going to happen. Expansions, maybe, but only if they have a good ROI and quick payback. Most US refinery investment lately has gone into environmental projects that reformulate gasoline and desulfurize diesel.


67 posted on 05/12/2011 3:15:13 PM PDT by Skepolitic
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