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Rubio Visits a Refinery Large Enough to Impress Diplomacy
· New York time
Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Reliance's Jamnagar refining complex and praised its extraordinary capacity. He said that capacity could help India diversify energy supplies, hinting at greater purchases of Venezuelan crude. The visit connects US diplomacy with the physical business of processing oil. Diversification is not just a matter of selecting another supplier from a menu; the capacity to handle crude is part of the equation. For Americans, the significance is the intersection of foreign policy and international energy flows. A refinery can become strategically interesting without becoming remotely glamorous. Diplomacy often prefers grand language about bridges between nations. Sometimes the more useful connection involves industrial equipment and a great deal of pipe.
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