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In 2012, US oil refineries recovered 7.4 million metric tons of sulfur, worth about $915 million, and amounting to 88% of the elemental sulfur produced in the US. [15] Sulfur removal (as well as other contaminants) was a key theme of US refinery investment during 1990 to 2017 leading to additional sulfur production.
Location of United States petroleum refineries, 2012. The United States petroleum refining industry, the world's largest, is most heavily concentrated along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana. In 2012, US refiners produced 18.5 million barrels per day of refined petroleum products. [18] Of this amount, 15 percent was exported. [19]
The United States has the largest known deposits of oil shale in the world, according to the Bureau of Land Management and holds an estimated 2.175 trillion barrels (345.8 km 3) of potentially recoverable oil. [21] Oil shale does not actually contain oil, but a waxy oil precursor known as kerogen. There is significant commercial production of ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil settled down 1% on Tuesday, posting its first monthly loss since March, as demand is expected to drop after Hurricane Ida shuttered U.S. Gulf refineries. Brent crude ...
For more than 100 years, the Wilmington and Carson oil refineries have pumped out millions of barrels of gasoline, filling the thirsty cars of Southern California's freeway-driving motorists.
That may be a quote from a Star Trek character, but it also could be used to describe America's refinery business. With almost all Gulf Coast refiners at maximum capacity, Does the U.S. Need More ...
By 2014, the United States was the world's third largest producer of crude oil, after Saudi Arabia and Russia, [3] and second-largest exporter of refined products, after Russia. [4] In October 2019, the United States first became a net exporter of all oil products, including both refined petroleum products and crude oil.
800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ... Phillips 66 will shutter its Wilmington-area oil refinery complex late next year. The ...