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Top Ten Petroleum Refining States,
as of January 1, 2006

Rank

State

Operating Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
(Thousand Barrels/Day)

Number of Operating Refineries

1
 Texas
4,241
 24
2
 Louisiana
2,534
 16
3
 California
2,005
 20
4
 Illinois
904
 4
5
 Pennsylvania
770
 5
6
 New Jersey
655
 6
7
 Washington
624
 5
8
 Ohio
511
 4
9
 Oklahoma
487
 5
10
 Indiana
433
 2

Source:  Refinery Capacity Report 2006, Table 1