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The state’s gas supply is also particularly vulnerable because it has lost much of its drilling and refining capacity in recent years, making it more dependent on fuel from other states and countries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The U.S. and other advanced economies such as Europe and Japan are spending billions of dollars to build up alternative mining and refining capacity outside China, including in the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Gasoline refining margins are around $35 a barrel, while diesel margins are near $60, according to OPIS.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

“I don’t foresee a situation where you’d need to think about the bottom of the tank,” echoed Jaime Brito, executive director of refining and oil products at Dow Jones Energy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Now growers who knew all about plantations, mills, and refining found sugar waiting for them on islands as beautiful as Hispaniola had been when Columbus arrived.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson