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		remarkEon on Dec 30, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: As oil and gas exports surge, West Texas becomes t... What is stopping us from upgrading those refineries so that we can refine it? Is it simply not worth the investment?

briandear on Dec 31, 2018 [–]

We already have been. The OP is simply wrong.

shaklee3 on Dec 31, 2018 | [–]

I just fact checked, and indeed Texas does refine a whole lot:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_refining_in_the_Un...

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