BP Whiting, NW Indiana Oil Refinery Has ‘Unanticipated Shutdown’

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    Cameramonkey

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    no, they are getting creative
    Skipping plant fires and going straight to international incidents that could lead to a war.

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    thompal

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    The feds say that they are waiving some rule so that gas prices will come down.

    Wait...you mean they've always had the ability to wave a pen to reduce gas prices???
     

    BehindBlueI's

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    The feds say that they are waiving some rule so that gas prices will come down.

    Wait...you mean they've always had the ability to wave a pen to reduce gas prices???

    Sure. Just not without trade offs. You could run winter blend gas year round. It's cheaper to produce and if you don't switch between blends you run at a higher capacity (assuming no fires) as there's less downtime for the switches. The trade off is winter blend evaporates easier in higher temperatures and contains a bit less energy for the same amount, so more smog and slightly worse fuel economy.
     

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    Sure. Just not without trade offs. You could run winter blend gas year round. It's cheaper to produce and if you don't switch between blends you run at a higher capacity (assuming no fires) as there's less downtime for the switches. The trade off is winter blend evaporates easier in higher temperatures and contains a bit less energy for the same amount, so more smog and slightly worse fuel economy.
    You are a font of information. My gas mileage is always down about 3 MPG in the winter and I just assumed it was due richer mixture during warmup. Always magically jumps when the Summer blend is introduced.. Now I understand more about what is really happening.

    Education is a wonderful thing, too bad more people don't take advantage of it. :ugh:
     

    Ark

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    Worked at the refinery for about 5 years. Yah, things go boom now and then, but they take their work seriously. What pisses me off is the refinery is over 100 years old. No other refineries exist in the region as they all went under decades ago. This refinery goes down and there is a major fuel disruption. And when will a few more refineries be built in America?
    It was the CEO of Chevron or something who came right out and said a new refinery will never be built in America again. EPA has made it impossible.

    We can't even build pipelines let alone refineries. Cap 'n squeeze.
     

    actaeon277

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    It was the CEO of Chevron or something who came right out and said a new refinery will never be built in America again. EPA has made it impossible.

    We can't even build pipelines let alone refineries. Cap 'n squeeze.
    Just like there are no new Blast Furnaces or Coke Batteries.
     
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