dmcowen, Prove to us "they" have "plenty to ship out"? Where do you cite this information?
You offer no evidence for your statements. Just wild assumptions.
Get your head out of your ass, it is 2 year old news that gasoline is the number one export of the United states
12-31-2011
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/31/united-states-gas-export_n_1177559.html
Gas And Other Fuels Are Top U.S. Exports
For the first time, the top export of the United States, the world's biggest gas guzzler, is wait for it fuel. Measured in dollars, the nation is on pace this year to ship more gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel than any other single export, according to U.S. Census data going back to 1990
It will also be the first year in more than 60 that America has been a net exporter of these fuels.
Just how big of a shift is this? A decade ago, fuel wasn't even among the top 25 exports. And for the last five years, America's top export was aircraft.
The trend is significant because for decades the U.S. has relied on huge imports of fuel from Europe in order to meet demand. It only reinforced the image of America as an energy hog.
And up until a few years ago, whenever gasoline prices climbed, there were complaints in Congress that U.S. refiners were not growing quickly enough to satisfy domestic demand; that controversy would appear to be over.
The U.S. is using less fuel because of a weak economy and more efficient cars and trucks.
That allows refiners to sell more fuel to rapidly growing economies in Latin America, for example. In 2011, U.S. refiners exported 117 million gallons per day of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other petroleum products
Refining companies won't say how much they make by selling fuel overseas. But analysts say those sales are likely generating higher profits per gallon than they would have generated in the U.S.
And there's a simple reason why America's refiners have been eager to export to these markets: gasoline demand in the U.S. has been falling every year since 2007.
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