Whatever market there is for those products in the Gulf must be oversaturated. Nebraska is a lot closer to NW and Mid West and Ne markets than Texas and Louisiana. I believe our petroleum industry is way too centralized geographically for security and economic reasons. If Nebraska isn’t ideal put it on the Mississippi River someplace. There is nothing magical about the Gulf region except the connections among the oil industry and politicians.
Really?!? Is that why major companies have spent billions expanding the refineries over the last few year?
Along with the existing refineries are existing product pipelines delivering gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, etc. We also have hydrogen pipelines supplying feedstock to the refineries as well as the natural gas and crude oil.
Nebraska is a lot closer to NW and Mid West and Ne markets than Texas and Louisiana.
Sure, but the output isn't limited to only transportation fuelds. And you only trade building one pipeline problem for multiple others. Also, the Nebraska to Gulf Coast portions ins't the main problem, it is already under construction and has been for a while. The problem is getting more from Canada down to Nebraska.
There is nothing magical about the Gulf region except the connections among the oil industry and politicians.
Dollars are the important item. You want to spend billions to replace existing infrastructure and build it away from the existing delivery systems and markets.