"Cubdriver" usenet AT danford DOT net wrote in message ...
On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 07:05:28 -0700, "dave"
wrote:

If the market was truly working, then the oil companies would be increasing
capacity

How can they do that if you won't allow a refinery to be built in your
neighborhood?

Someone said 20 years; it's actually 30 since a refinery was built in
the U.S. The only capacity increases since the late 1970s have been in
adding to existing refineries.

Now go figure how much the population has increased in 30 years, and
how much more each American drives today than 30 years ago.

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The OP said "You will see that the gas deliveries in Mar 2007 are lower than they
were in Mar 1984." Ok, just 20+ years, but LESS...