But refiners, which convert crude oil into gasoline and other refined products and can already export refined products, would not because they now enjoy wide profit margins because of low oil prices and high consumer demand for gasoline.
ARCO sells refined products in those states; BP Amoco does not.
Crude oil prices rose amid a strong rebound in refined products caused by rising gasoline prices on the Gulf Coast.
The Refining segment sells refined products to unbranded marketers and opportunistically exports refined products to foreign markets.
One Coffelt holding, OMI, owns 37 ships, 20 of them carrying refined products on time charter.
The wholesale group also markets refined products in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
It markets refined products to a diverse customer base including wholesale distributors and retail chains.
With or without the new pipeline, the U.S. will export refined products".
Western Refining, Inc. engages in the business of refining and marketing crude oil and refined products.
Right now, for example, European refiners are shipping lots of refined products to the United States.
Refiners take crude oil and "crack" it into refined products, including gas, heating oil and jet fuel.
