Posted on 09/01/2005 12:25:42 PM PDT by American_Centurion
Read this article http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1475019/posts?page=1 and wondered how bad the refinery in Baton Rouge was affected.
Google retrieved article posted here, both are cross referenced.
Heard this morning that Atlanta's pipelines are without power; as a result, half the gas stations are out of gas. Traffic is light.
The good news in this article is that the other Exxon Refineries are working fine. But that pipeline needs to be re-opened ASAP.
As soon as we can round up and provide for survivors the Petroleum industry needs to provided as much help as possible to restore this lost capacity.
I was not aware that Gasoline was piped anywhere other than from the refinery to a truck.
This catastrophe has brought to the forefront one more American weakness.
Bad people are paying close attention to these lessons.
If those two plants were underwater, than so was the Chevron refinery (the 4th largest refinery in the US) was also underwater since it was between them and the Gulf
Where is the Chevron refinery located?
I only know of the Exxon plant because I visited it once.
Nine feet ... wow. Who are they? BTW, using "MM" for "million" is SO petrochemical of you. (I was in the industry until 4 years ago and still do this myself).
Too cheap to rent a chopper?
Isn't there a huge Dupont plant in this area as well...or is that what you are refering to?
Pascagoula, MS
First Chemical Corporation (DuPont) is one of my accounts in Pascagoula, MS. It will take a year to rebuild everything, my guess.
Traffic will get even lighter the longer the stations are out of gas. There is some kind of correlation. These might not be busy days on the road this Labor Day weekend.
If I didn't already have a ticket to NC for the weekend, I'd stay right home.
But their SUPPLY was still enough to operate. And that might have come from A LOT closer than 300 miles. Sheezzz.
I would sell the ticket and buy stock in Caterpiller. They are going to need some new equipment, about 1000 20 yard scrapers, about 500 articulated front end loaders, about 500 bulldozers, and associated maintenance parts, and Cat has got just what they need.
If CAT donates much of the equipment, will their stock still bump?
Never mind #19. I checked the charts and it's a buy. Thanks!
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