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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
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Not good. There goes any thought of an economic recovery.
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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.
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Isn't this the same refinery that balked at upgrading the plant?
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Ok
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That's a long time to be out of order!
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More organized mayhem and pillage............
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that's gonna hurt!!!
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To bad for California.
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Pump prices still too high!!!!
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Glad I don't have to pay California prices!
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There is no reason to jack prices... you got a delay... you take the hit! Not the consumer!!!
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We'll see. Meanwhile prices will continue to rise.
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Get hydrogen powered vehicles to market.
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ok
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Uh-oh. Let's blame George W. Bush.
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A lot of west coast refineries seem to be having problems.
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Once again, same time, different year. Same ole fire at this refinery and we the consumer gets screwed again!
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Oh great....
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Really?
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That's real bad news for gas prices.
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wow
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another reason to raise the price at the pump....
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Gee, wonder who started that one, you know it wasn't middle or low income
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Governments should build & regulate refinery prices.
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it will impact gas price
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Perhaps a disgruntled employee that didn't get his raise while the Boss got a bonus and a new Home.
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yea
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ok
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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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Cool
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So we know the results. We pay to get it up and running. They keep the insurance dough.
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Ok
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