It has been 45 years since a >200,000 barrel per day refinery was built in the US.
1998-2015 saw 0 upgrades to existing capacity or new builds. Since 2015, a handful of <50,000 barrel per day refineries have been built, but every single one is in Texas.
https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pnp_unc_dcu_nus_m.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_and_demand
Here’s a map of the places that create diesel from crude oil. Note the north & south east where these shortages are occurring, and limited to.
https://atlas.eia.gov/datasets/6547eda91ef84cc386e23397cf834...
It has been 45 years since a >200,000 barrel per day refinery was built in the US.
1998-2015 saw 0 upgrades to existing capacity or new builds. Since 2015, a handful of <50,000 barrel per day refineries have been built, but every single one is in Texas.