Why are there no new Oil Refineries built lately when price of Oil today is higher than it was 50 years ago?

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Why are there no new Oil Refineries built lately when price of Oil today is higher than it was 50 years ago?

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We are approaching peak oil demand with the electrification of cars coming along and declining populations in the industrialized world. Companies don’t want to sink $20 billion into infrastructure for out dated energy sources when they could just use existing and raise prices to lower demand down to production capabilities.

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