[eartick]

Yessir, the oil is not exported, I guess I should have said fuels and by products are exported. I could use some of that high supphur diesel right now to treat some brush around the place.

My bad, I apologize.

I also understand these refineries along the south coast are having difficulties with the Eagleford oil. Having to retro the facilities to preheat. Still only getting 6 month and less run time before having to turn around to decoke the facility. Three Rivers just started up to try some new equipment and hoping to get longer run time.

[thackney]

I also understand these refineries along the south coast are having difficulties with the Eagleford oil. Having to retro the facilities to preheat. Still only getting 6 month and less run time before having to turn around to decoke the facility. Three Rivers just started up to try some new equipment and hoping to get longer run time.

I would like to hear more about these claims. I've worked an expansion project at the Three Rivers Refinery to bring in more Eagle Ford oil. All the oil in that refinery is preheated to go into the desalter prior to the distillation refinery. It has been that way for many years before the Eagle Ford oil was coming in.

[thackney]

Eagle Ford shale crude's gravity ranges from 42 API to 60 API with very low sulfur content, which in the US Gulf Coast refining terminology is considered a super light crude.

http://www.platts.com/weblog/oilblog/2011/06/08/eagle_ford_crud.html