First Major New U.S. Oil Refinery Since 1977 Targets Bakken Shale Crude December 17, 2021 Siddhant Goyal Posted by Siddhant Goyal on Date of Publication: Jul 25, 2020 Author: David Blackmon Summary: The last greenfield refinery built in the continental United States was opened 43 years ago when Marathon Petroleum opened its spanking-new 200,000 barrel of oil per day (bopd) plant in Garyville, Louisiana. Link to Full Reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2020/07/25/first-new-us-oil-refinery-since-1977-targets-bakken-shale-crude/