Petroleum refineries are generally located near markets of consumption rather than nearby to oil fie...........

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Petroleum refineries are generally located near markets of consumption rather than nearby to oil-fields. The reasons behind this are

1. Petroleum refineries use gross raw materials.

2. It is easy to transport crude oil through pipelines and hence refineries can be located independent of oil-fields.

3. Several other industries rely on products derived from oil refineries.

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Explanation:

The raw material used in petroleum refineries is a ‘pure’ raw material and hence refineries can be located far from oil fields.
Also, crude can be easily transported through pipelines thereby allowing refineries to be located far from oil fields and nearer to consumption markets.
Several industries like Industrial chemicals, plastic products, ammonia plants etc. are based on products from petroleum refineries and are located nearby refineries. Location of such industries also acts as pull factor on location of petroleum refineries.