The U.S. has not built a new refinery in decades despite ramping up oil production, and different refineries are built for different crude inputs, meaning the U.S. exports some oil while importing other types, representing a structural efficiency gap.

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we still have to import a lot of oil because different refineries have different types of oil inputs that they need... we we ironically can export some of our uh energy, but also have to import some of our energy

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How China Trade Policy Reshapes U.S. Dollar Dominance | Lyn AldenTFTC
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:28:00 AM

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