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former9thward

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13. The U.S. imports about a million barrels of Saudi oil a day.

Reply to YOHABLO (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 10:48 PM

Sep 2019

U.S. oil refineries are built to require a steady dose of medium and heavy grades of crude. Saudi Arabia's crude is the perfect match. U.S. shale oil is a light blend which does not fit well with refineries that are decades old.

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