WTH are our refineries clustered?

[island911]

Aurel seemingly can't see anything on the "right."

[dhoward]

Should have known that.
Sorry Aurel!

[island911]

Originally posted by Aurel
The refineries are where the ports are. I assume that most of the supertankers crossing the Panama Canal with crude from Venezuela go to Houston, because it is the shortest road. Guess why there are refineries in Newark, NJ too?

Aurel

Okay, I'm going to give Aurel a break here. You could, if ya squint, read that as; the supertankers crossing the (entrance to the) Panama Canal with crude from Venezuela go to Houston, . .. . . .Rather than "crossing [thru] the..."

I mean, hey, the canal entrance is close to their path. . like only 700 miles.

[dhoward]

Oh.
Yeah.
"crossing the entrance."
Yeah. Right. I got it.


Although I do believe his heart was in the right place.

Refineries are most often located where bulk crude is more easily offloaded, whether by tanker, barge or pipeline. From there the final products are distributed.

[Mule]

Ya mean nobody figured it out? It's almost the same as why Willie Sutton robbed banks. All the refineries are down there 'cause that's where the oil is.