We haven't built a new refinery in the United States at scale in fifty years.
SupportedJohn E. Sununu, at New Hampshire U.S. Senate General Election Debate (WMUR)
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Why we checked itA specific historical claim about U.S. refinery construction that is verifiable against industry records and could mislead voters about energy policy context.
What we foundNo large-scale greenfield refinery has been built in the United States since Marathon's Garyville, Louisiana facility came online in 1976–1977, making the core claim accurate with the qualifier 'at scale.'