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Fire-hit Chevron California crude unit seen shut 6 months: IIR

Yahoo Finance -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sole crude distillation unit at Chevron Corp's (CVX) large Richmond, California, refinery may be shut for at least four to six months after last week's fire, industry intelligence group IIR Energy said in a report that suggests the outage may be twice as long as feared.

Investigators have found "extensive damage" in the cooling towers, pipe racks and heater tower, IIR Energy told clients on Friday.

Neither Chevron nor investigators have given any timeline for resuming full operations at the 245,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) plant, California's second largest, following an August 6 fire at its crude unit that caused a spike in regional gasoline prices.

A Chevron spokesman on Monday reiterated only that the No. 4 crude oil unit -- the only one at the plant -- was

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DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,345 Points:1,241,375 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 6:56:23 PM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse Not good. There goes any thought of an economic recovery.
MadTraveler Champion Author Idaho Posts:2,082 Points:572,100 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 10:37:12 AM Ignore MadTraveler Report Abuse We must have a government that will not curtail the production of gas products like this administration has done. Very bad business to stay at capacity and not allow expansion of refineries.
Martinman Champion Author Mississippi Posts:14,734 Points:2,092,855 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 7:15:23 AM Ignore Martinman Report Abuse Isn't this the same refinery that balked at upgrading the plant?
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gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,518 Points:387,695 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 6:39:00 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse That's a long time to be out of order!
WalRus49 Champion Author Boston Posts:4,070 Points:867,890 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 6:31:28 AM Ignore WalRus49 Report Abuse More organized mayhem and pillage............
MImusicman Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,868 Points:406,700 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 6:14:05 AM Ignore MImusicman Report Abuse that's gonna hurt!!!
speedys Champion Author Utah Posts:7,007 Points:2,557,085 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 2:55:41 AM Ignore speedys Report Abuse To bad for California.
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,256 Points:586,960 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 2:01:51 AM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Pump prices still too high!!!!
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Z51Corvette Champion Author Austin Posts:8,480 Points:1,670,195 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 1:51:07 AM Ignore Z51Corvette Report Abuse There is no reason to jack prices... you got a delay... you take the hit! Not the consumer!!!
gasmack Champion Author Ventura Posts:1,705 Points:666,550 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 1:49:05 AM Ignore gasmack Report Abuse We'll see. Meanwhile prices will continue to rise.
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gudrench Champion Author Houston Posts:2,623 Points:529,990 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 1:43:13 AM Ignore gudrench Report Abuse Uh-oh. Let's blame George W. Bush.
comprof Champion Author Houston Posts:6,854 Points:1,355,775 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 1:43:08 AM Ignore comprof Report Abuse A lot of west coast refineries seem to be having problems.
furiousfowl Champion Author Riverside Posts:16,850 Points:2,748,205 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 1:41:14 AM Ignore furiousfowl Report Abuse Once again, same time, different year. Same ole fire at this refinery and we the consumer gets screwed again!
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Rooster922 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:3,783 Points:655,095 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 1:34:06 AM Ignore Rooster922 Report Abuse Really?
Gas Thirsty Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,876 Points:3,227,675 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 1:28:40 AM Ignore Gas Thirsty Report Abuse That's real bad news for gas prices.
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mfeldstein Champion Author Ottawa Posts:8,166 Points:1,929,405 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Aug 13, 2012 11:19:31 PM Ignore mfeldstein Report Abuse Governments should build & regulate refinery prices.
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arb0526 Champion Author Greensboro Posts:1,971 Points:408,895 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 13, 2012 11:17:09 PM Ignore arb0526 Report Abuse Perhaps a disgruntled employee that didn't get his raise while the Boss got a bonus and a new Home.
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TableTalk Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,184 Points:557,200 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 13, 2012 11:13:42 PM Ignore TableTalk Report Abuse If CA would back off on their state's onerous regulations, more refineries could be built and drive prices down. NIMBY rules however in CA, the home of fruits and nuts.
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PrinceLH Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,687 Points:537,070 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 13, 2012 11:08:10 PM Ignore PrinceLH Report Abuse So we know the results. We pay to get it up and running. They keep the insurance dough.
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