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June 29, 2026

U.S. refining capacity decreased during 2025


June 18, 2024

U.S. refinery capacity increased 2% in 2023


July 25, 2023

Refinery capacity increased slightly for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic


August 2, 2022

Several refining projects are scheduled in Asia and the Middle East


June 29, 2022

U.S. refinery capacity decreased during 2021 for second consecutive year


June 10, 2022

EIA expects high refinery margins to contribute to increasing fuel production this summer


September 3, 2021

Pre-Labor Day retail gasoline prices at highest level since 2014


July 8, 2021

Refinery closures decreased U.S. refinery capacity during 2020


June 26, 2020

U.S. refinery capacity sets new record as of January 1, 2020


August 16, 2019

Annual U.S. refinery runs expected to decline for first time in 10 years


June 28, 2019

U.S. refinery capacity reaches record high at the start of 2019


December 3, 2018

Pipeline constraints, refinery maintenance push Western Canadian crude oil prices lower


July 16, 2018

U.S. refinery capacity virtually unchanged between 2017 and 2018


July 12, 2017

U.S. petroleum refinery capacity continues to increase


June 28, 2017

U.S. ethanol production capacity continues to increase


August 7, 2015

U.S. refineries are running at record-high levels


June 25, 2015

U.S. refinery capacity reaches 18 million barrels per day


July 24, 2014

U.S. petroleum refineries running at record levels


June 30, 2014

2014 U.S. petroleum refinery update: capacity edges up, ownership shifts


January 29, 2014

Ownership of U.S. petroleum refineries has changed significantly since 2000


July 16, 2013

Capacity at existing U.S. refineries increases in 2013


August 7, 2012

EIA has updated Gulf of Mexico energy statistics


July 19, 2012

Much of the country’s refinery capacity is concentrated along the Gulf Coast


July 5, 2012

Crude oil distillation and the definition of refinery capacity


April 6, 2012

Regional differences for cost of crude oil to refiners widened in 2011


March 20, 2012

Refinery utilization rates react to economics in 2011


June 29, 2011

January 2011 U.S. refining capacity was the highest in 29 years


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