Since the amounts of crude oil produced or purchased will be the same regardless of
which location is chosen for the new refinery, the task force concludes that the associated
production or purchase costs (exclusive of shipping costs) are not relevant to the site selection
decision. On the other hand, the costs for transporting the crude oil from its source to a refinery
are very relevant. These costs are shown in Table 4 for both the three current refineries
and the three potential sites for the new refinery