Originally Posted by
Flyler
Drill all you want the refineries in the US are not set up to refine the type of oil we have in abundance here in the US. They’re set up to refine oil from the Middle East, if they refined US oil they’d do so at a loss. That’s why we export all of our oil. But hey, pilots know everything…
Anyway where are the new AEs!?
Where did you get that information?
Most shale oil in the United States is refined at large-scale refineries, with a significant concentration along the Gulf Coast, particularly in Texas and Louisiana. These refineries are equipped to handle the unique composition of shale oil and process it into various petroleum products.
- Texas
- Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City (631,000 bpd capacity)
- Motiva Port Arthur Refinery in Port Arthur (626,000 bpd capacity)
- ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery in Beaumont (609,024 bpd capacity)
- ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery in Baytown (564,440 bpd capacity)
- Louisiana
- Marathon Garyville Refinery in Garyville (597,000 bpd capacity)
- ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery in Baton Rouge (522,500 bpd capacity)
- Citgo Lake Charles Refinery in Lake Charles (455,000 bpd capacity)
- Other Locations
- BP Whiting Refinery in Whiting, Indiana (435,000 bpd capacity)
- Marathon Los Angeles Refinery in Carson, California (365,000 bpd capacity)
Shale oil is refined into various petroleum products, similar to conventional crude oil. However, the primary products obtained from shale oil refining are:
Transportation Fuels
Gasoline: A significant portion of refined shale oil is converted into gasoline for use in automobiles
Diesel fuel: Shale oil is well-suited for producing middle distillates, including diesel fuel.
Jet fuel: Another important middle distillate product obtained from shale oil refining