The United States had the world’s largest oil refinery capacity as of 2022, at nearly 18.1 million barrels of oil per day. Oil refineries process crude oil into more useful products. Common oil refinery products include diesel fuel, heating oil, and gasoline.
Global oil refining
The global refinery capacity for crude oil has been steadily increasing since 1970. As of 2021, the total global refinery capacity for crude oil was some around 101 million barrels per day. However, the refinery throughput worldwide was over 79 million barrels of oil per day.
United States oil refining
In 2021, oil refinery capacity in the United States amounted to approximately 17.9 million barrels per day, while the actual refinery throughput was 17.5 million barrels of oil per day. The North American country has consistently maintained the largest oil refinery capacity across the globe. The most common mode of transportation for their domestic crude oil refining was via pipelines. In 2020, 2.8 billion barrels of crude oil were transported by pipelines to refineries throughout the United States. Chevron, a multinational energy company with headquarters in California, had a crude oil refining capacity that handled 1.8 billion barrels of crude oil per day worldwide.
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According to the source, daily capacity volumes refer to atmospheric distillation capacity on a calendar-day basis.
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Crude oil refinery capacity worldwide in 2010 and 2022, by major country (in 1,000 barrels per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273579/countries-with-the-largest-oil-refinery-capacity/
Energy Institute. "Crude oil refinery capacity worldwide in 2010 and 2022, by major country (in 1,000 barrels per day)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273579/countries-with-the-largest-oil-refinery-capacity/
Energy Institute. (2023). Crude oil refinery capacity worldwide in 2010 and 2022, by major country (in 1,000 barrels per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273579/countries-with-the-largest-oil-refinery-capacity/
Energy Institute. "Crude Oil Refinery Capacity Worldwide in 2010 and 2022, by Major Country (in 1,000 Barrels per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273579/countries-with-the-largest-oil-refinery-capacity/
Energy Institute, Crude oil refinery capacity worldwide in 2010 and 2022, by major country (in 1,000 barrels per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273579/countries-with-the-largest-oil-refinery-capacity/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Crude oil refinery capacity worldwide in 2010 and 2022, by major country (in 1,000 barrels per day) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273579/countries-with-the-largest-oil-refinery-capacity/