Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Where does the oil go that we get from the alaskan pipeline? is it all exported?

i know it accounts for about 25% of our oil production, but that does not mean we, as americans get it. my understanding is that it is almost 100% for export. is this true?Where does the oil go that we get from the alaskan pipeline? is it all exported?
Virtually all of the oil from TAPS goes into refineries is Washington and California, where it is converted into gasoline, diesel fuel, etc., and then sold, almost exclusively, in West Coast locations.





More information on the Alaska Pipeline can be found in the links below.Where does the oil go that we get from the alaskan pipeline? is it all exported?
We use it all. We can't spare any.
Obviously the oil goes to a refinery of some sort first...
We are a net importer of oil. The part that is refined to gas/diesel/jet fuel, we keep and use. Some of it, however, becomes plastics, which does get exported (as packaging and products).





So, yes and no.

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