Why are American oil refineries selling diesel to Europe? when our Truckers need it to transport things cheap?

Question

Diesel is approaching 5 dollars a gallon shouldn't refineries boost the supply in the usa to bring prices down by stop selling diesel to europe? this will hurt Europe but who cares they are used to high prices

Answer 1

The Europeans are now dependent on Russia's oil.

Refineries have not been upgraded in the US since the 1970's thaks to incessant government interference.

Supply and capacity is fixed as a result.

To solve the situation requires government to get the h**l out of the way.

Governments rarely solve anything.

Answer 2

Greed is the creed of americans with solid footing. To h**l with the rest of humanity. The all-mighty buck reins supreme. Even at the expense of all you owe so much to freely be you.

Answer 3

Answer:  That's the market value, and you cannot boost the supply.

Diesel is a BY-PRODUCT of gasoline production.  Think of it as the dregs at the bottom of a glass of lemonade.  If you increase the diesel supply, you must process more oil, which takes money.

Well, even as a byproduct, diesel out performs gasoline for all heavy duty applications other than in the frigid cold.  So almost all heavy duty vehicles use it as fuel.  When the world builds, demand for this fuel goes up.

Given the choice, would you sell diesel to Americans at $4.00 per gallon, or to everyone equally at $5.50 per gallon?  Why should Americans have it so easy?

Sounds fair.  Treat the different nations equally.

Honestly, if the US can't get its head out of its behind on this energy thing, that's its own problem.

The solution: public transportation, telecommuting, etc.

Another thing - diesel hasn't gone up all that much.  Its the US dollar that has gone down.  Despite what our government is saying, we have some SEVERE inflation going on.

Canada has oil-sands = Canadian dollar gets more valuable

US has zip = US dollar goes down

Japan has zip = Yen goes down

England has zip = Pound goes down

Answer 4

Get a clue.  It's a market place.  There is a going rate for whoever wants to buy it.  What's wrong with making money off the Europeans?