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Igel

(37,359 posts)

6. Always has been.

Reply to Klarkashton (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 04:58 PM

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And that's the problem. Not a lot of refineries are geared up for that kind of crude.

Houston had refineries with that kind of crude in mind. Don't know their status or if they've been reconfigured and altered for only lighter grades.

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