America First Refining opens first US oil refinery in 50 years in Texas

Name: America First Refining opens first US oil refinery in 50 years in Texas
Uploaded: 2026-03-11T16:34:19Z
Duration: 1 min 48 s

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Stuart Varney and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum discuss the opening of America First Refining's new U.S. oil refinery in Brownsville, Texas, the first in 50 years. Burgum credits President Trump's energy dominance agenda for facilitating such projects, contrasting it with previous administrations' anti-hydrocarbon stances, and highlights the refinery's benefits for American jobs, consumers, and energy independence. He emphasizes the project's 'Trump speed' development.