Show OIL REFINING IN UNITE UNITED STATES INCREASES CREASES I N Gain in Wyoming in Past Three Years Amounts to Per Cent OH oil 01 refining In the United States has ha I Increased by barrels a a. day since 1 1916 He Refineries are now using barrels b of crude a day against b bb barrels a day in 1916 a gain of 01 b barrels or 76 per cent Gain In refining reining capacity In Wyoming a here where here refineries now consume barels barrels barrels bar bar- r els of crude oil ol a day compared with wih 1 a a day during during 1916 Is per cent T Ta Texas exas exas and Louisiana oil 01 refineries have havea a combined b capacity O of O barrels el dac hh a day compared p with barrels a a ad d day ay More than 60 per cent of ot the refining reining capacity c of ot the United States is located In Instates Instates s states tates along along sea coast 19 per cent be beIn being beng be- be i In ing ng on the Atlantic seaboard 20 per cent i In n California and 23 Per cent In Texas Texa a and nd Louisiana These Thee refineries handle t the he bulk of ot the oh oil oI trade Following shows distribution of 01 the oil 01 r refining capacity of United States as of S September last compared with 1916 Present Hate 1916 Atlantic coast Itte Appalachian I Ill Oklahoma Kansas J h f n 1 I z Wyoming z Wyoming i. i California Totals Total September 1913 Kentucky Kentuck z Colorado Indications point to Texas and Louisiana Louisiana Louisi Louisi- ana becoming greater refining states tates be because because because be- be cause of the big light oil 01 discoveries of or Burkburnett Hanger D Desdemona and I Homer |