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Originally Posted by Realist1
Supporters argued that tapping into reserves from our neighbor to the north would reduce the nation's dependence on Mideast oil and add badly needed refining capacity in the U.S., where the last all-new refinery was built in 1976.
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In 1982, there were 301 refineries operating in the US.
When that one is finished, that would bring the total number of operating refineries to 150, IF NO MORE ARE SHUTDOWN because they don't have oil to process.
The good news is that the new refinery would bring the input capacity back up to the peak level, in 1982.
What I can't figure out is why no one talks about the 150 refineries shutdown after Reagan's election....