Posted on 08/19/2005 7:31:12 AM PDT by Sybeck1
I represented Mobil (pre-merger). They were trying like all hell to upgrade their existing refineries(Southern NJ) as well as build a new one. What kept them from doing it was the State environmental laws and strong opposition from the environmental lobby. Perhaps they were just going through the motions, but it sure didn't seem that way.
Most likely the threat of a new refinery was to make the upgrades seem like the lesser of two evils.
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