[thackney]

Oil is being cracked in some of the refineries along the Gulf Coast with some being sold here but most shipped.

The Texas Gulf Coast is still in importer of oil, not an exporter.

[bert]

I recently visited the Permian basin and drove around the booming oil fields north and west of Monahans. The place is literally swarming with white pickups most having only a driver on some un known mission to one of the endless wells and new rigs.

There were also two types of big rigs. The first and most numerous is a tanker, smaller diameter than the stainless chemical rigs herebouts , all painted and having a series of flanges surrounding the circumference.

The second is a stainless bulk trailer with three or four compartments. Around here they carry portland cement. I have wondered over and over, what to they transport in the oil fields?

[eartick]

Did not say oil was being exported. Fuel is being exported here in Texas as well as in Louisiana.