Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

The heavy crude processing is a maintenance cost sink.

Reverting to processing local oil is both cheaper equipment wise (removing the heavy crude vessels and selling them) and cheaper bc you don't pay to pipe oil with the viscosity of sludge across the continent.

Fed quotas are the reason for the current config, configuration, economics.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: