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Huge Fire Erupts at ExxonMobil Refinery Near Houston
Oilprice.com ^ | Oh Lord It's A Fire

Posted on 04/08/2016 3:42:52 PM PDT by bananaman22

An enormous fire erupted an ExxonMobil refinery in Texas on Thursday. The Baytown refinery caught fire, leading to huge black plumes of smoke into the air, visible from downtown Houston.

Almost as soon as the fire in the ExxonMobil refinery was extinguished, we got reports of a fire in a refinery belonging to LyondellBasell Industries. CNBC reported that the fire occured in the coker unit of the refinery that can process over 263.000 barrels per day.

(Excerpt) Read more at oilprice.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: arson; crudeoil; exxonmobil; fire; gasoline; houston; oil; petroleum; refinery; refineryfire; texas
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To: philman_36

well, that’s a nice graphic, and I guess it makes you look like the instructor of the class

but it really doesn’t relate to my comment

but, by all means, carry on professor


21 posted on 04/08/2016 4:15:46 PM PDT by Bubba Gump Shrimp (if God wanted Cruz to be president, he'd have been born in America)
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To: null and void
In our area (Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange) there is a County criminal felony background check and if there is access to water routes a Federal TWIC card is required.

I would expect Houston, Baytown, Deer Park to have similar requirements.

22 posted on 04/08/2016 4:19:16 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty arny instnd supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

Yes they do and a few years back, quite a few contractors that had been working at Exxon/mobile for years, were forced out of their jobs because of those background checks.


23 posted on 04/08/2016 4:23:24 PM PDT by eastforker (The only time you can be satisfied is when your all Trump.)
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To: Bubba Gump Shrimp
but it really doesn’t relate to my comment

Then in plain English...your 'knee jerk reaction' to "rising gas prices" due to a coker fire shows your ignorance (lack of knowledge) of the petroleum distillation process. A coker unit fire has little to no effect whatsoever on gas prices.

Just thought you should know so you don't continue down that road.

24 posted on 04/08/2016 4:24:18 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty arny instnd supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

Thanks for posting Great oil product tree.
Ideal to use for giant signs in which to beat Sierra club, green-hippy, enviro-whackos at Earth day.


25 posted on 04/08/2016 4:28:11 PM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: eastforker
And it's still affecting the industry locally to this day.

On the bright side, it opens up good jobs for others without criminal histories.

26 posted on 04/08/2016 4:28:31 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty arny instnd supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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To: MarchonDC09122009

Most people simply don’t know how widely petroleum products are used.


27 posted on 04/08/2016 4:31:45 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty arny instnd supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

Well then, I thank you

your graphic was a little too intense for an old guy who was cleaning gutters and skylight windows all day.

sorry, my body hurts, and after 3 beers I’m a little fluid

thanks for lookin out for me


28 posted on 04/08/2016 4:37:48 PM PDT by Bubba Gump Shrimp (if God wanted Cruz to be president, he'd have been born in America)
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To: philman_36

That’s valid phil, however we’ve known that our fearless leader(s) will use any incident to change the game. At least that’s been my observation. It may just make for an easy ‘reason’. But hell, what do I know, I only live here and observe the games played.


29 posted on 04/08/2016 4:37:52 PM PDT by AllAmericanGirl44 (Teddy the TOOL - being used and lovin' it)
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To: dfwgator
Whenever I see a story like this, my first though is, Texas City 1947.

Even though that had nothing to do with an oil refinery?

30 posted on 04/08/2016 4:38:17 PM PDT by uglybiker (nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-BATMAN!)
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To: MeganC; All

This incendiary drone terrorism is a Huge national security threat to carry out events today’s oil refinery fire.
FCC drone registration won’t stop jhiadists from carrying out a devastating coordinated event.

Read somewhere that are a few companies making drone radio frequency jammer for sensitive locations.

Examining Unmanned Aerial System Threats & Defenses - ERAU

commons.erau.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1084&... Proxy

Oct 1, 2015 ... Drones continue to circumvent traditional security efforts. ... Method. This study utilized qualitative, Conceptual Analysis methodology. ... systems (UAS) into the national airspace the Federal Aviation Administration ..... rigged incendiary or explosive devices to carefully engineered projectile systems.

RE: “Next up will be the completely unexpected (but totally predictable) fire/crisis at a California refinery.”


31 posted on 04/08/2016 4:38:53 PM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: philman_36

KEWL!


32 posted on 04/08/2016 4:40:18 PM PDT by null and void ("when authority began inspiring contempt, it had stopped being authority" ~ H. Beam Piper)
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To: null and void

....and these refineries are about 30 miles apart. Strange.


33 posted on 04/08/2016 4:45:19 PM PDT by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: philman_36

Kewl picture


34 posted on 04/08/2016 4:46:37 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Alinsky.....it's what's for dinner: with Cloward Piven for Dessert)
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To: philman_36

A Syrian refujihadist is guaran-damn-teed to pass a background check.

He hasn’t been here long enough to commit, be arrested for, and convicted of any felony.

His fellow jihadists back home will vouch for him under the doctrine of al taqiyyah.

The tatters of their government will have no record of crimes under the name he gave INS.

The UN will have issued him a perfectly valid refugee passport.

The obama administration will have blessed him as a wonderful person and issued him a perfectly valid visa and work permit.

And anyone who refuses to hire him will be prosecuted for labor law violations to the fullest extent of the law.

No need to worry...


35 posted on 04/08/2016 4:49:33 PM PDT by null and void ("when authority began inspiring contempt, it had stopped being authority" ~ H. Beam Piper)
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To: null and void
...labor law and civil rights violations...
36 posted on 04/08/2016 4:53:49 PM PDT by null and void ("when authority began inspiring contempt, it had stopped being authority" ~ H. Beam Piper)
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To: bananaman22

Two fires. No, nothing to see. Move along. Definitely not intentional. Most definitely not terrorist.


37 posted on 04/08/2016 5:03:22 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Bubba Gump Shrimp

LOL! This old guys yard day is tomorrow and probably part of Sunday. Today was my one day off from any work this week.


38 posted on 04/08/2016 5:04:50 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty arny instnd supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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To: null and void
No need to worry...

I worry every day at work and that worry has kept me and others alive for decades while we worked. Refineries and chemical plants are dangerous places every day so jihadists aren't shit for me.

39 posted on 04/08/2016 5:14:38 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty arny instnd supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

my advice... take the Tylenol BEFORE you start (I really should listen to my wife more often)

I still have a boat dock to pull out of the water to get welded, but I don’t know I’ll get it done this weekend now, I’m already aching like hell, so I’m afraid what I’ll feel like after I lie down for a few hours, but my son is coming up on Sunday with the grandkids so I want to get it done by then. (I think I can.. I think I can..)

Best of luck to you, sucks getting middle aged like me... (I hit 70 in August!)


40 posted on 04/08/2016 5:16:55 PM PDT by Bubba Gump Shrimp (if God wanted Cruz to be president, he'd have been born in America)
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