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DJ13

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2. Im always amazed how the oil industry gets away with this

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Fri May 4, 2012, 07:06 PM

May 2012

Year after year they have "maintenance" which provides a convenient excuse to increase prices, and theres no oversight by the state to force them to have reserve facilities that would take up the slack when a refinery goes offline.

Also its rather coincidental that they always need "maintenance" when the price is beginning to decline.

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Gas prices up sharply in California due to 'maintenance and repairs' [View all] Newsjock May 2012 OP

tell me about it! shanti May 2012 #1

Im always amazed how the oil industry gets away with this DJ13 May 2012 #2

This isn't true.... Bennyboy May 2012 #3

Funny ... I work in Refinery Maintenance - I haven't heard of any shut downs .... FreakinDJ May 2012 #4

This is the time of the year California switches to summer time gas formulations hack89 May 2012 #5

Funny how refineries always have to shut down for maintenance and repairs kestrel91316 May 2012 #6

CA - Enron'd again. nt DCKit May 2012 #7