[thackney]

Their main problem at this refinery is depending on Crude Oil as an energy source rather than having Natural Gas available. Way too expensive. Cheaper to send the oil to Washington State and ship jet fuel back north than to burn crude oil at North Pole.

[nascarnation]

Thack, I’m surprised you’re allowed on FR.

You always have intelligent factual posts on energy subjects.

[CedarDave]

Maybe when (or if) natural gas comes down from the North Slope, economics will allow the refinery to come back on line.

ExxonMobil set to begin Point Thomson construction {Alaska}

[Rightly Biased]

My sister lives in Fairbanks..She was paying 4.59 a gallon for gas just a month ago...

The refinery in North Pole ( a suburb...if you will of Fairbanks) is one of the few in Alaska...

They will have to ship Fuel up to Fairbanks to make up for the loss of the refinery and its gonna cost even more now.

[Rightly Biased]

But that’s Government intervention I reckon...