Posted on 08/08/2012 5:43:19 AM PDT by thackney
A major fire at one of the country's biggest oil refineries that sent scores of people to hospitals with breathing problems will push gas prices above $4 a gallon on the West Coast, analysts said Tuesday.
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Font size : A | A | A The fire, which sent plumes of black smoke over the San Francisco Bay area, erupted Monday evening in the massive Chevron refinery about 10 miles northeast of San Francisco.
It was out early Tuesday, although officials were still conducting a controlled burn.
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It produces about 150,000 barrels of gasoline a day — 16 percent of the West Coast's daily gasoline consumption of 963,000 barrels, according to Kloza.
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It produces about 150,000 barrels of gasoline a day
Ping
What caused it?
Just asking.
The blaze started at the refinery’s No. 4 Crude Unit after an inspection crew discovered a diesel leak in a line in the unit, Nigel Hearne, manager of the refinery, told The San Francisco Chronicle.
Shortly after the crew evacuated the area, the diesel ignited, Hearne said.
One employee suffered a minor injury and was receiving first aid, Chevron officials said.
Diesel won’t ignite unless it’s atomized.
Just saying.
If it is hot enough, a pool fire will burn.
Since California’s gas tax (like Hussein’s Illinois) is based upon PRICE, this is a GOOD thing for PelosiCo.
A couple days ago there was another refinery 'fire' in the IL area where we get our gas from. So as of yesterday the Chi Metro Area now has the HIGHEST Gas Prices in the US! And now another fire that effects all gas prices on the West Coast?!?
It's 'funny' how these 'fires' will now give Obama a platform to push more of his Green Energy crony scams for more 'renewable energy sources'. Now isn't it?
I'm sorry but as Leroy Jethro Gibbs says: "I don't believe in coincidences".
Once is an accident, twice is coincidence... THREE times is enemy action. With this bunch in office? I go straight to #3, it’s just too darn convenient to their stated goals.
Seriously??? Chevron and 0bama working together? Over on DU they are saying saying Chevron started the fire to raise the prices of gas, thus hurting 0bamas reelection. You conspiracy folk are just whacked.
Somehow I doubt the Obama administration is trying to raise gasoline prices a few months before the election.
There are probably 100 refineries fires or more a year. It is not a great conspiracy.
Yeah, it is part of their brilliant diabolical plan to get re-elected by raising gasoline prices before the election.
Yeah, yeah, we know. If a Saudi prince farts, the price of oil goes up.
For the people who believe a few refinery fires is proof a conspiracy:
During the five-year period from 1994 through 1998, an average of 228 fires or explosions were reported in or at petroleum refineries or natural gas plants per year.
http://www.illinoisfire.com/pdf/refinery_fires.pdf
Yeah, it is part of their brilliant diabolical plan to get re-elected by raising gasoline prices before the election.
You would be correct if this was a normal sort of election. I think that several things could happen:
1. They could say that the higher gas prices are in reaction to the OIL industry being afraid of the policies that the Romney Administration will institute. So they are trying to make as much money now as they can.
2. They could give a darn as long as they reach their target of U.S. Gasoline being priced as high as European Gasoline.
3. They could give a darn because they no that no matter what happens in November they will not be relinquishing the reins of power.
On the other hand it’s just another Oil Refinery fire, no biggie. Take your pick.
it’s just another Oil Refinery fire, no biggie. Take your pick.
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That is my pick.
In 2011, it was ConocoPhillips.
In 2010, it was Golden Eagle.
In 2009, it was Tesoro...
All coincidence.
It’s an obscenity that refinery fires are so frequent. In CA it’s almost a season of the year.
That's wacky. You really think Chevron would start their own infrastructure on fire to raise prices??
Come on now; that stuff makes people here at FR look like whackjobs.
A refinery takes constantly takes flammable liquids, heats them above it’s auto-ignition temperature.
They are dangerous facilities. It is why they pay more, have their own fire fighting crews and go through constant safety training.
Your list does not include hundreds of other fires for the same years.
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