There already are three refineries in the two most Northwestern counties of Washington state (i.e. very near Canada). The current regulatory environment makes it impossible to build a new refinery anywhere in the U.S. There hasn't been a new one built in 30 years. So we move the crude around. Which probably is safer than moving refined gasoline over long distances.
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There already are three refineries in the two most Northwestern counties of Washington state (i.e. very near Canada). The current regulatory environment makes it impossible to build a new refinery anywhere in the U.S. There hasn't been a new one built in 30 years. So we move the crude around. Which probably is safer than moving refined gasoline over long distances.