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Refineries and petrochemical plants never faced the shutdowns markets had feared.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Refineries are designed and built around refining crude into certain proportions of products.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Refineries can use lighter grades but the processing isn’t as efficient or profitable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Refineries ran at 89.1% of capacity, down from 89.6% the previous week, with crude input to refineries off by 55,000 barrels a day at 16 million barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

"Amalgamated Refineries goes up four points on six sales in half an hour," the short stout man replied, "and I win two thousand."

From Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter by Glass, Montague