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Refining, US Gulf Coast

Houston, United States29.76°N 95.36°W
computed criticality17/100
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The Gulf Coast holds ~half of US refining capacity, the Western world's largest
2024
Fault line

A major share of the Western hemisphere's gasoline and diesel comes from Texas and Louisiana refineries, on a coast regularly swept by hurricanes that alone send fuel prices soaring.

Actors
ExxonMobil
Marathon
Valero
Motiva (Aramco)
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