"Luke Skywalker" wrote in message
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On May 19, 3:22 pm, "Matt Barrow"
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"Luke Skywalker" wrote in message


I am not a refinery expert nor do I play one on TV...but what I do
know is that they are massivly increasing the acreage of these
facilities and the history is when they do that...the old facilities
keep right on going.

Well, when you find out what going onto that acreage, we can discuss. But
note, outside of new ruling by EPA, it's not likely to be direct capacity.
Possibly, storage, transport, and maybe even capacity. IAC, don't make wild
ass assumptions like the media or academics.


is it 70's technology? I dont know. The Nimitz and the Ronald Reagan
"Look" alot a like but the technology on The Nimitz when she was built
isnt the technology that they put on The Ronald Reagan.

Quite. You just answered my point. But as marvelous a machine as the USS
Reagan is, we're not going to be a one-carrier Navy.

Go back to the IBD article and re-read the part about capacity growing
DESPITE having lost so much in PHYSICAL ASSETS.

The issue that so many want to evade is that our refining infrastructure is
running near 100 percent of capacity. Our demand is out-stripping that
capacity.

Here's an analogy: You have a nice freeway, but a few years later it's
running bumper-to-bumper, 24/7. If you want to add a couple lanes, you have
to shut down the freeway and divert traffic.

Now, imagine what happens when the need to repair a stretch for fill in
potholes.

Now imagine there's a wreck and all the bozos (congress) are rubber-necking.

Imagine, too, that all of our cars are 1976 and older, but we did keep them
up pretty well. We tuned them up, and put new seat covers in and a new CD
player. Yet, we can't put it in the garage for a lengthy time to get a
complete overhaul.