"George Patterson" wrote in message
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They close them because it reduces supply and allows them to charge more.

The question was rhetorical. The point is, it's a bit disingenuous for the
oil companies to claim they need to build new refineries when they are the
ones who have chosen to close the ones they had.

[...]
The rest of Pete's post matches the report of the vote on "All Things
Considered" (NPR) the other day.

I guess whether that's a good thing or not depends on the person considering
that coincidence.

Pete