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The areas of impact for refineries can vary drastically, as refinery 

 siting is highly dependent upon local considerations and cost factors. 

 Because of the large water needs, refineries will tend to locate on 

 water bodies. This trend is accentuated for those refineries which 

 produce more fuel oil as opposed to gasoline. Less than half of the 

 former's products can be transported oy pipeline, while over 80% of 

 the latter's products can be.'® This dependence upon other transporta- 

 tion forms, mainly shipping, insures that many refineries will congre- 

 gate in the coastal zone. While refineries cannot be linked directly 

 to OCS production, their impacts cannot be discounted. CEQ, in 

 analyzing the effects of OCS development on Bristol County, stated 

 "the major contributor to economic output is the refining sector." *° 



» CEQ. pp. 6-7. 

 « CEQ, pp. 7-17. 



