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West Texas Refinery Explodes
Fox News ^ | 2/18/2008

Posted on 02/18/2008 7:34:23 AM PST by Soliton

Edited on 02/18/2008 7:53:55 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

It was unclear whether there were injuries or whether a fire was burning at the refinery owned by Dallas-based Alon USA, which employs about 170 people and produces about 70,000 barrels a day.

"All I know is that it blew up," said the dispatcher, who declined to give her name.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: bigspring; blast; energy; explosion; refinery
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To: Uncle Ike

bump for later


21 posted on 02/18/2008 8:06:26 AM PST by Uncle Ike (We has met the enemy, and he is us........)
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To: MeanWestTexan

I grew up in southern Louisiana. The Shell Norco refinery is inland and it is much bigger. The Norco refinery is rated at 240,000 bpd.


22 posted on 02/18/2008 8:09:47 AM PST by Soliton
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To: Obadiah

Sad but true.

I hope there were no deaths or injuries, but my first thought was how timely as we begin to return to the driving season.


23 posted on 02/18/2008 8:11:29 AM PST by joesbucks
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To: Soliton

Damn ... hope no one was killed.


24 posted on 02/18/2008 8:11:52 AM PST by Centurion2000 (su - | chown -740 us ./base | kill -9 | cd / | rm -r)
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To: MeanWestTexan
It is still the largest INLAND refinery in the United States.

Click the link I posted to you. Much larger refineries are found in:

Whiting, Indiana
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wood River, Illinois
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Joliet, Illinois
Catlettsburg, Kentucky
North Pole, Alaska

And several others...

25 posted on 02/18/2008 8:15:32 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Soliton

BTTT!


26 posted on 02/18/2008 8:26:20 AM PST by PGalt
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To: MeanWestTexan

Israeli-owned.

There you have it. Hamas wants revenge.


27 posted on 02/18/2008 8:27:37 AM PST by Palladin ("Pimp" is a synonym for "Democrat".)
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To: MeanWestTexan

Any word on what caused the pipeline explosion the other day?


28 posted on 02/18/2008 8:51:21 AM PST by snowrip (Liberal? YOU ARE A SOCIALIST WITH NO RATIONAL ARGUMENT.)
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To: Soliton

Well, there is a huge sign on the edge of Big Spring that says “Home of the USA’s largest inland refinery.”

Are those others on rivers?


29 posted on 02/18/2008 8:53:53 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Mossad!)
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To: Deb
Why can’t Texas keep its crap from blowing up?

The exodus of Californians has infiltrated us.

30 posted on 02/18/2008 8:59:02 AM PST by laotzu
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To: MeanWestTexan

Inland means away from the coast or borders. It doesn’t mean away from all water.


31 posted on 02/18/2008 9:03:55 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: MeanGreen2008; MeanWestTexan

On the contrary, please, jump to conclusions.

Too much about this lends itself to being deliberate. I can’t believe that EVERY refinery explosion is an accident.

No matter, it will be found to *not be terrorism related* anyway, so we’ll never know the truth.


32 posted on 02/18/2008 9:24:40 AM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom

I am the one posting the bit about the pakistanis arrested down the road -— and I, really, really bet this thing just blew up

It’s pretty old.


33 posted on 02/18/2008 9:26:36 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Mossad!)
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To: MeanWestTexan

That would really be the best option.

I guess my trust-o-meter is reading pretty low when it comes to explosions and muslims.


34 posted on 02/18/2008 9:56:12 AM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom
I am glad no one got killed,maybe someone done it maybe not, but one way to look at it is there is some more work for us, and I come home and get out of Cally.
35 posted on 02/18/2008 10:55:01 PM PST by wesman25
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To: wesman25

If you do refinery work and want to be in Texas, there is no shortage of demand for people. Wages are up, Freepmail me if interested.


36 posted on 02/19/2008 5:23:39 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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