the last oil refinery was built from the ground up in the united states in 1971.
the last oil refinery was built from the ground up in the united states in 1971.
when was the last oil refinery built from the ground up in the united states?
1971
completed in 1971, its design and construction was overseen by george w. glade, ceo and president of parsons constructors, inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the ralph m. parsons company. it is the fourth largest refinery on the west coast, and is the last major oil refinery built in the united states. the cherry point refinery supplies about 20% of the gasoline in washington state.
cherry point refinery
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the garyville refinery is the 3rd largest american oil refinery with a nameplate capacity of . the refinery is owned and operated by marathon petroleum corporation. it is located in southeastern louisiana between new orleans and baton rouge on u.s. route 61 in garyville, louisiana. the facility is the newest major grassroots refinery built in the united states, located on 3,500 acres of land adjacent to the mississippi river. the refinery is on the former san francisco plantation property, which was designated a national historic landmark in 1974.
garyville refinery