Room to Grow: US Boasts Ample Crude Export Capacity

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Current port infrastructure in the US is more than capable of accommodating existing crude exports, and there is ample room before incremental flows could run into bottlenecks.

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Crude Oil, Oil Trade, Oil Supply, Oil Demand, Oil Pipelines, Oil Tankers
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