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Dense, sticky and heavy: why Venezuelan crude oil appeals to US refineries
05 Jan 2026 16:32 GMT
… and most complex heavy-oil refineries in the world. These … the boom in lighter US shale oil emerged earlier this century.
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This suggests that US refineries could readily receive an extra … consultancy.
The Deer Park oil refinery in Houston, Texas. The …
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US oil refiners win, Chinese rivals lose in Trump’s Venezuela strike
04 Jan 2026 15:24 GMT
… . That will give US refiners an immediate boost, but … the global refining map.
Refinery re-route
A smooth transition … domestic shale oil – a light grade – in the early 2010s, many refineries … from Venezuela go to independent refineries, known as teapots, that …
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Why western media acts more pious than the Pope on Venezuela raid when even Trump insists that it’s all about oil
07 Jan 2026 09:09 GMT
… a clutch of heavy-oil refineries along the Gulf coast that … abound in Venezuela. America’s shale oil is lighter and doesn’t … heavy crude to feed its refineries. Not anymore.
STORY CONTINUES … doctor ordered for the struggling refineries.
Trump’s logic is simple …
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A Venezuela oil revival could set up winners — and losers — in US energy
07 Jan 2026 06:24 GMT
… oil. Many US Gulf Coast refineries were originally designed to process … benefit refiners while undermining demand for lighter shale barrels.
While light shale oil … heavy oil can still reshape refinery demand and pricing across the …
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Canada, Venezuela, Oil, and Geopolitics
07 Jan 2026 01:39 GMT
… surge in U.S. shale oil production.
At odds with … S. Midwest and Gulf Coast refineries — create price vulnerabilities. Diverting … China and other Asian refiners will want to avoid … encourage more global investment in refineries that process heavy oil. …
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Why reviving Venezuela’s oil industry will prove to be a tall order for Trump
06 Jan 2026 23:48 GMT
… molasses, in contrast to US shale oil, which is about as … asphalt. There are several refineries along the Gulf Coast that … of heavy crude, and these refineries are operating below capacity. … terms of increasing Gulf Coast refiners’ profits.
“Right now there …
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Venezuela, Shale’s plateau, and the US' old oil reflex
06 Jan 2026 13:35 GMT
… , very practical reason Venezuela matters: refinery physics. US shale is mostly … back to US Gulf Coast refineries that are built to run … -author of OPEC in a Shale Oil World: Where to Next?
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US raid on Venezuela bids to dismantle and reshape global energy order
06 Jan 2026 13:21 GMT
… crude oil but also force refineries to cut production, leading to … ;s most flexible production modulator (shale oil) and its largest strategic reserve …
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Trump says U.S. will get Venezuelan oil flowing again, but some experts say that could take years
06 Jan 2026 06:31 GMT
… of its refineries were built in the 1970s before shale oil technologies unleashed … , Canada, and the Middle East. Refineries in the U.S. were … oil used in U.S. refineries has to be imported. About …
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Did Trump enter Venezuela for oil?
06 Jan 2026 02:23 GMT
… oil refining needs complex refineries that have several secondary processing … better.
Reliance Industries’ Jamnagar refinery, for instance, tops the … feed its refineries, and then there’s the shale oil as well … strategy to take on shale oil and gas when it …