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Old 12-06-2006, 09:25 AM   #9
Brucelee
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Despite more money being made by the industry than has ever been made not a single new refinery has gone up in a loooong time.

This issue has been beaten to death. The are some new refineries now in process but you can blame the greenies and their ilk for pastlack of new plant building . Soft costs and delays in construction have mounted as of course, NO ONE wants a refinery anywhere near where THEY live. The Greenies would rather have biofuel plants built and will oppose anything not on their agenda, prices be damned.

Moreover, the oil industry has consistently lagged the ROI for companies overall, so if they are such masters at generating returns, they are hiding it quite well.
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