US Refining Capacity to Creep Higher in 2023

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Refining capacity in the US is set to grow next year, but not nearly enough to offset the dramatic rationalization that started in the middle of 2019.

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Refining, Independent Refiners, Regional Integrateds, Corporate Strategy, Oil Products, Oil Supply
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