This is no way to fix the energy quandary

With most of America’s energy concerns riveted on the shrinking global availability of crude oil, little is communicated about the increasing role that imported gasoline and other oil derivatives are playing in keeping this nation’s automotive and trucking fleet in motion.

Despite administration propaganda to the contrary, dependence on fossil fuel and its products will be the required combustion engine powering element for many years to come.

With dormant U.S. oil refining capacity presenting an ever-increasing bottleneck, the construction of additional refineries would seem the obvious answer. After all, there have been no new American refineries built in 30 years and none are on the drawing boards.

What additional capacity is available has been provided by the expansion of existing units, which have added 20 percent volume to the refineries’ original output. This has been accomplished by new technology as well as physical expansion.

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