Refinery Facts
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How a Refinery Works
A refinery is a manufacturing facility that produces petroleum products from crude oil or other hydrocarbons. Refinery sizes in the U.S. range from less that 10,000 barrels/day to over 500,000 barrels/day with an average size of 117,000 barrels/day.
Read more about the refining process and view our refining process animation.
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Refinery Statistics
There are currently 150 refineries in the US owned by 60 companies with aggregate crude oil processing capacity of 17.6 million barrels per calendar day.
Learn more statistics on refining capacity, output, locations, and demand.