Fire at Venezuela Amuay refinery spreads

BBC ^ | 27 August 2012 Last updated at 19:43 ET

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

A third tank caught fire at the Amuay refinery on Monday

[SierraWasp]

Here come the Obama campaign gas pains!!! Between this and the other refinery fires and the huricane shutting down all the gulf drilling platforms, to say nothing of the tanker terminals also being closed till the storms over... Obama should already be getting gas cramps!

He better stop smoking till the campaign is over!!!

[truth_seeker]

Fluor Corp., Irvine California built that refinery for Lagoven (Venezuela’s nationalized oil company) under direction of Exxon, back in late 70s - early 80s.

I doubt Venezuela has operated it/maintained it since, without input from Fluor. My guess is Fluor will have a role in rebuilding it.

Big international constructor-engineers like Fluor have expertice that has no viable substitutes, and even the commies have to have t.

So expect some obscure entity arrangements to fascillitate them coming in to assist. They will “partner” or “consult” with local entities, even the Ven. govt.

[chiefqc]

Are we about to see the official “Evil Western Capitalist Imperialist Pig Sabotage” card thrown onto the table and mac daddy rushing down there and bowing and accepting full responsibility on behalf or the evil American’s for this evil deed.

[bert]

Where is that bridge?

[GeronL]

http://devilsexcrement.com/2012/08/19/venezuelan-infrastructure-suffers-from-fourteen-years-of-chavismo/

I found it discussed here.

[ghost of nixon]

Wow! How much CO2 or other greenhouse gasses are being emitted here?

[ghost of nixon]

The real scary quote here:

Chavez no longer has the excuse of blaming the previous Government.

14 years later and the previous govt is still being blamed. Obama can easily keep blaming Bush for 8 years.