New hydrogen refinery being built in Brownsville

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump announced the first refinery to be built in the U.S. in 50 years is being built in Brownsville, Texas.

The last refinery was built in 1976 in Louisiana when Gerald Ford was president and gas cost 59 cents a gallon.

Plans had been in the works for years and permits were approved in 2024.

“America First Refining is opening the FIRST new U.S. Oil Refinery in 50 YEARS in Brownsville, Texas,” Trump said on Truth Social. “THIS IS A HISTORIC $300 BILLION DOLLAR DEAL — THE BIGGEST IN U.S. HISTORY, A MASSIVE WIN for American Workers, Energy, and the GREAT People of South Texas!”

Rather than tout an American company and American investors who launched the project, Trump announced a partnership with the largest privately held energy company in India, Reliance Industries Ltd., which he says is investing in the new refinery. He said the Indian company was making the investment because of his “Americ...