re: The US remains a net IMPORTER of CRUDE OIL

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It takes a long time but You can’t build a refinery if you don’t even start .

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Major developments and capacity expansions:New Facility (Brownsville, TX): America First Refining is developing the first new, large-scale U.S. oil refinery built in decades. It will process light shale oil into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.Citgo (Lake Charles, LA): A major project is underway to add 75,000 barrels per day (b/d) of capacity to the existing 484,000-b/d refinery.Valero (Port Arthur, TX): An expansion project to boost capacity by 25,000 b/d.Chevron (Pascagoula, MS): A project targeted for 2027 to boost capacity by an additional 33,000 b/d to process more light crude.ExxonMobil (Beaumont, TX): Recently brought a massive 250,000 b/d crude distillation expansion online, representing one of the largest additions in recent years.

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Canada had syncrude but not heavy crude production.

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Heavy crude, bitumen, and the synthetic crude derived from it make up the vast majority of Canada's oil output. Combined, they account for nearly 75% of Canada’s total production.The remaining 25% consists of conventional light crude, medium crude, and natural gas condensate.When looking specifically at Canadian exports, the dominance of heavy oil is even more pronounced. Heavy oil and bitumen blends (such as Western Canadian Select) make up around 79% of Canada's total crude exports. Because Canada's domestic refining capacity is limited, the majority of this heavy output is exported to specialized, heavy-oil-processing refineries in the United States.

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It takes more energy to heat for the crude unit and has to be refined at a higher temperature due all of the light ends

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so is robbob perspective or citizen k perspective more accurate in describing the biggggg picture?

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