Matt Barrow wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:uCN2f.420540$x96.326280@attbi_s72...

You still don't get it. The number of refineries doesn't matter...the
output does.

Actually, we do a agree on that.

That's good! It's nice to see people get along and agree on something.

Here's some numbers you can pick apart:

"In 1981, the U.S. had 324 refineries with a total capacity of processing
18.6 million barrels of crude per day. Today just 149 refineries have a
daily capacity of 16.8 million barrels."

Well, they said *output* is the important thing. Another post said that in 1981
the refineries were producing at 81% of capacity and they are now producing at
96% of capacity. That means that production has increased by 1.055 million
barrels of crude per day.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.