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Could repairs be waiting because they don't want to do the expenditure if they think they won't be getting oil for a while?

Don't know if the story is true or not, but I would think that if they thought the the supply was going down, it would be a good time to take a refinery out of production for repair.

On the other hand, if you wanted to keep production up, you would postpone the shutdown.

[eastforker]

You got that right.We do 750,000 barrels a day.When something does break we go round the clock to get it fixed.

[Dog Gone]

I'm sure the Bush Administration did not tell anyone at any refinery what the timing is for a war in Iraq. I doubt many in the military know. However, filling the Strategic Reserve is a significant gesture because it's being done at a time when oil prices are not low by historical standards.

It would be nice to be filling it up with $19 or $20 oil, but it has to be done now.

I still doubt whether we've sufficiently rebuilt our supply of bombs after Afghanistan. We'll need far more in Iraq, in all likelihood, and we were just about out a few months ago.