Tag: Gulf Coast Refineries
US transportation fuels: Gulf Coast produces, East Coast consumes
Gulf Coast refineries are vulnerable to disruption from hurricanes, tropical storms Movement of transportation fuels (motor gasoline, distillates, and jet fuel) between the US Gulf Coast and East Coast regions represents the largest movement of such products in the United States, according to the US Energy Information Administration. This relationship is underpinned by supply and demand […]
American refineries enjoying a record run in 2015
Net exports from American refineries are 19% higher this year through May American refineries are on a roll. Gross inputs to U.S. refineries exceeded 17 million barrels a day in each of the past four weeks, a level not previously reached since the US Energy Information Administration began publishing weekly data in 1990. The rolling four-week average of […]
Keystone XL: The argument for delaying approval another 5 years
Fate of Canadian pipeline proposals will determine if there is even oil sands crude to ship in Keystone XL The Keystone XL pipeline is in the news. Again. Why doesn’t TransCanada just abandon the 830,000 barrel a day project and move on? Because the Canadian oil sands is at a crossroads, that’s why. The Canadian government […]
Gulf Coast refineries importing no light oil, less Middle Eastern medium crude
Medium crude imports to Gulf Coast refineries decreased 45% in Q1 2015 After stopping light crude imports altogether, Gulf Coast refineries are now significantly reducing their imports of medium crude from Middle Eastern producers, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Certain types of crude oil have been affected more than others; for example, the increased economic […]
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