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		DrFalkyn on June 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S.-Saudi petrodollar pact ends after 50 years Yes they could build them, but currently there’s no economic reason to do so. If SHTF and oil companies were barred from exporting, then that changes very quickly

vel0city on June 14, 2024 [–]

This for sure. Its far easier to rework a refinery designed for heavy, sour oil and make it ready to process light & sweet. And WTI is very light & sweet. More and more refineries in the US have moved to processing more and more light/sweet crude oil as the level of imports lessened.

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