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2026-03-12 Economy

Trump Announces First New Refinery in 50 Years

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Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-03-12 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1824 views ] Top

1 Sounds good.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2026-03-12 07:00|| 2026-03-12 07:00|| Front Page Top

2 I have to wonder where thay're gonna get their process water (boilers, etc) when the whole south Texas coast from Corpus south is under drought restrictions.
But that's just me.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-03-12 08:20|| 2026-03-12 08:20|| Front Page Top

3 Poss tapping the Rio Grande before it flows into the gulf. Gotta wonder though about the advisability of building it near a rocket 'rapid disassembly' zone.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-12 08:31|| 2026-03-12 08:31|| Front Page Top

4 I'm sure the upcoming Environmental Impact Statement will address all those issues! And the lawsuits. And judicial blockages.

Posted by Bobby 2026-03-12 11:15|| 2026-03-12 11:15|| Front Page Top

5 I call BS. So there were no domestic companies that wanted to build a refinery in the last 50 years?

We may have a free market, but all the inputs are controlled. What type of tax breaks did Trump give the foreigners that were not offered domestically?

Posted by mossomo 2026-03-12 13:20|| 2026-03-12 13:20|| Front Page Top

6 So there were no domestic companies that wanted to build a refinery in the last 50 years?

Yes, thanks to regulation and endless litigation by special interest groups. We need to have legal reform for these things by making the plaintiffs have to pay for other side's cost if they lose and post sufficient bond in anticipation that they'll claim insolvency to avoid.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-03-12 14:16|| 2026-03-12 14:16|| Front Page Top

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