MuskyMelon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agoTrump says U.S. seized oil tanker off the coast of Venezuelawww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: world@quokk.auworldnews@lemmy.mlworldnews@lemmygrad.ml
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minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoNot sure why you think the US doesn’t refine oil. The southern coastline in particular refines a lot of crude oil. https://scalar.usc.edu/works/petroleum-refineries-and-the-future/map-of-us-oil-refineries
minus-squareMuskyMelon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoDoesn’t the US refine light sweet crude while Venezuela oil is heavy crude so US refineries can’t do anything with it?
minus-squaredaannii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoMaybe I mis understood that video I linked or they have some wrong information. My understanding is we get the product we use to make gasoline from other countries and can’t create it here. ?
Not sure why you think the US doesn’t refine oil. The southern coastline in particular refines a lot of crude oil.
https://scalar.usc.edu/works/petroleum-refineries-and-the-future/map-of-us-oil-refineries
Doesn’t the US refine light sweet crude while Venezuela oil is heavy crude so US refineries can’t do anything with it?
Maybe I mis understood that video I linked or they have some wrong information.
My understanding is we get the product we use to make gasoline from other countries and can’t create it here.
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