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Re:As oil and gas exports surge, West Texas becomes the worl... by remarkEon on Sunday December 30, 2018 @04:40PM (#18791502)
What is stopping us from upgrading those refineries so that we can refine it? Is it simply not worth the investment?
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Re:As oil and gas exports surge, West Texas becomes the worl... by briandear on Sunday December 30, 2018 @09:24PM (#18792647)
We already have been. The OP is simply wrong.
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Re:As oil and gas exports surge, West Texas becomes the worl... by shaklee3 on Monday December 31, 2018 @12:34AM (#18793219)
I just fact checked, and indeed Texas does refine a whole lot:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_refining_in_the_Un...

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