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.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
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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.
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.
Damn ... hope no one was killed.
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...
BTTT!
Israeli-owned.
There you have it. Hamas wants revenge.
Any word on what caused the pipeline explosion the other day?
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?
The exodus of Californians has infiltrated us.
Inland means away from the coast or borders. It doesn’t mean away from all water.
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.
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.
That would really be the best option.
I guess my trust-o-meter is reading pretty low when it comes to explosions and muslims.
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.
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