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ProfessorGAC

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8. Texas Refineries Were Already Down

Tue Mar 9, 2021, 03:54 PM

Mar 2021

That's why commodity speculators already drove up prices 40¢ in a month.
They weren't prepped for the cold & the electrical issues shut several down.
For the first time in 20+ years gas was being trucked INTO Texas for a while.
And, when refineries go down, it can take 3-4 weeks to get back up to normal rates of production.
We're experiencing a hangover from Texas' drunken deregulation binge.
If this is on 1.02 million gallons, that shouldn't drastically affect pump price there. It's barely 1% of daily demand.

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Largest U.S. Gas Spill in 20 Years - 1.2 Million Gallons [View all] Quemado Mar 2021 OP

Oh, no! lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #1

Not surprised. 2naSalit Mar 2021 #2

It was cracked long enuf to get gas prices up to 4 bucks a gallon... MiHale Mar 2021 #3

Texas Refineries Were Already Down ProfessorGAC Mar 2021 #8

Point was...didn't make it clear enough... MiHale Mar 2021 #11

This Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #12

My first thought here is (1.2 million gal.) bluestarone Mar 2021 #4

Yup. It's ALWAYS an underestimate, and intentionally so. SunSeeker Mar 2021 #5

While I Understand Your Cynicism... ProfessorGAC Mar 2021 #10

"biggest refined petroleum spill in the U.S. since 2000" Bayard Mar 2021 #6

Sound like they were lucky it did not explode when they got close with the running,... magicarpet Mar 2021 #7

You'd think they would've been alerted to pressure changes in a control room somewhere nuxvomica Mar 2021 #9

Leaked long enough to poison water and lose 4,800,000 quarts of gasoline. Control room video ... marble falls Mar 2021 #13

Maybe they noticed a pressure drop so they increased the pressure nuxvomica Mar 2021 #14

Pumps Are Interlocked ProfessorGAC Mar 2021 #15

Interesting nuxvomica Mar 2021 #16

gee, another pipeline. pansypoo53219 Mar 2021 #17

right !? and 1.2 million gallons went not noticed !!! uponit7771 Mar 2021 #18