[thackney]

Currently about 15% of the US refining capacity is affected.

On strike is not the same as shut down. Only one refinery in California shut down so far. They already were half down due to maintenance/upgrade work.

[mountn man]

Yeah, I figured that plant personel and engineers and whoever else are probably monitoring stuff, I don't know at what capacity. The 15% is just of the refining capacity of the plants affected. Whether actual refining capacity has been cut, I don't know.

The other aspect of gas prices rising can be speculation. Just the perception of a slowdown could bump prices.

There was a fire at BP Whiting a year or so, no real damage, but prices in the area jumped noticeably.