•  Zorg   ( @Zorg@lemmings.world ) 
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    16 hours ago

    US gasoline production was around 1.4 million barrels/day last year. Large amounts are exported and imported though, so there was a grain of truth to your claim.

      •  Zorg   ( @Zorg@lemmings.world ) 
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        14 hours ago

        U.S. refineries generally focus on producing gasoline to meet U.S. market demand, and they produce nearly all of the gasoline sold in the United States.
        https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/gasoline/where-our-gasoline-comes-from.php

        Supply chain wise it would be absolute lunacy to build processing systems which can only handle foreign materials, not your abundant national supply.
        Besides, crude oil us primarily classified based on density and sulphur content. It’s all hydrocarbons and a portion of all of it can be turned into gasoline. Light low sulphur (sweet) is preferred, but that is strictly due to yield and profit margins.

        • dude. we are not talking about the gasoline. we are talking about the oil being used to make the gasoline. what percentage of the crude oil being refined into American gasoline is American produced crude oil?