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5. It's extra-heavy oil, but we can refine it. US refineries are optimized for heavy oil.

Reply to wcmagumba (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 09:09 PM

Jan 6

It's why we import oil. We import heavy crude. Canada's oil from oil-sands is also extra-heavy crude. We import millions of barrels a day of Canada's extra-heavy crude oil. We export light crude oil. The US produces mostly light crude oil and we don't have the refining capacity for all of it, so it is exported.

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Venezuela to export $2 billion worth of oil to US in deal with Washington [View all] In It to Win It Jan 6 OP

Koch brothers have the only refineries set up for their heavy crude, they are doing tRump dances right now. nt yaesu Jan 6 #1

Here is a video of why most of America's refineries need heavy oil. Swede Jan 6 #10

I read that the Venezuelan oil is a very low grade, barely usable for making asphalt pavement...guess we need that... wcmagumba Jan 6 #2

High viscosity high sulfur. Same kind of refinery that runs Canadian quality oil. Melon Jan 6 #4

Right. Exactly. In It to Win It Jan 6 #6

I had written a post on the big loser of this could be Canada a few days ago... Melon Jan 6 #8

I agree. US refineries have a lot of capacity but it's not unlimited like you said. In It to Win It Jan 6 #12

Yes, on the Gulf (of Mexico) coast; Disaffected Jan 6 #14

It's extra-heavy oil, but we can refine it. US refineries are optimized for heavy oil. In It to Win It Jan 6 #5

Thanks... wcmagumba Jan 6 #7

The profits from this will go directly to DONALD TRUMP'S personal accounts. CousinIT Jan 6 #3

He's stealing it. AloeVera Jan 6 #9

It's not 'negotiation' when one side commands and the other side obeys. Norrrm Jan 6 #11

Shakedown 0rganism Jan 6 #13

'Trump said' bigtree Jan 6 #15

Anyone else confirm this MorbidButterflyTat Jan 6 #16

That fast eh. The smoke hasn't even settled. miyazaki Jan 6 #17

And how much of that will benefit the starving citizens of Venezuela ??? Jack Valentino Jan 6 #18