Energy & Science
Some of America’s Oil Refineries May Be on Brink of Shutting
- Largest refiners lower rates, Marathon shuts New Mexico plant
- U.S. gasoline demand is down about half from a year ago
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The next step for some U.S. refineries that have already cut way back may be a full stop.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. will idle its Gallup, New Mexico, refinery and related assets April 15, the company said. It’s the first U.S. facility to shut as the coronavirus pandemic empties skies of passenger planes and the roads of cars.