New Jersey Baby Boomer

I have always heard that the prices of oil and gasoline in our State are lower than other parts of the country (you could have fooled me!) because we have so many refineries here. With the price of oil being such a big topic these days, I was curious, so did a little looking around.

First, I wanted to know if New Jersey really has a large number of oil refineries. I came across a site a government site, the Energy Information Administration, which has a list of the top oil refineries in the US and ranks them by production. I saw, if I counted correctly, 6 refineries in NJ in the list of approximately 150, but was surprised to see how many other States in the USA have refineries.

We have driven by the refineries on the NJ Turnpike all of or lives, which you have to drive when you come into NJ from out of state and land at Newark Airport. It’s no wonder you may think that the Garden State is really and industrial State.

Yes, our prices may be a LITTLE lower than some places, but believe me, we’re feeling the pinch not only when we drive, but when we heat our house, as we heat with oil.  The wood stove is going to be put to good use come this winter.