Take a peak at the date the last " new " refinery of any real capacity was built, way back just can not remember how far. They expand or modify existing simply because the permitting process for a totally new facility is rather lengthy ( years ) and very very expensive. Not sure I care for how the Canadian oil is extracted but if that pipeline is not built then it will go to the West coast of BC and to China. I think maybe I dislike the idea of more Super Tankers off NW coast more.

It goes back to a failure of our congress and both political parties to put in place a national energy policy that gets us off imported oil. Resource wise it is doable, politically nah as both parties sold their souls to special interest on one side or the other of the issue.

Gotta admit though if our congressional folks were birds we would have the best looking flock of Peacocks on the planet!