Plunging Oil Prices Lead To U.S. Refining Boom By: TalkMarkets January 14, 2015 at 21:33 PM EST Refining capacity has reached approximately 17.8 million barrels a day, an increase of 400,000 barrels a day from just two years ago. Read More >> Related Stocks: BP Plc ADR Enbridge Enterprise Products Partners LP Marathon Petroleum Plains All American Pipeline LP Valero Energy