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CaptTuna · 09-23-2005, 11:44 AM

Get ready for higher gas prices. Four refineries in Louisiana are still off line.
Exxon-Mobil in Chalmette, Murphy Oil in Mereaux, Chevron Oak Point, and Conoco-Phillips in Alliance. Add to that Chevron Bayou Cassotte in MS. I think it was said that equals 15% of gasoline capacity. Now BP Texas City and Exxon-Mobil Baytown, TX will be off line for the next few days. Those last 2 refineries account for another 10% for gasoline.
I spent 20 days in one of the hardest hit areas supplying fuel to the relief effort in areas where Katrina totally destroyed everything. The national media hasen't been to these areas. I've seen dead cows in trees 12 feet off the ground, piles of rubble that were once homes miles from their foundations.
The storm surge in the Mississippi River 150 miles up river was over 8 feet. New Orleans was bad, but St. Bernard Parish was Ground Zero.

09-23-2005, 11:44 AM	#24
CaptTuna Member (10 bit) Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: N'Awlins, LA Posts: 517	Get ready for higher gas prices. Four refineries in Louisiana are still off line. Exxon-Mobil in Chalmette, Murphy Oil in Mereaux, Chevron Oak Point, and Conoco-Phillips in Alliance. Add to that Chevron Bayou Cassotte in MS. I think it was said that equals 15% of gasoline capacity. Now BP Texas City and Exxon-Mobil Baytown, TX will be off line for the next few days. Those last 2 refineries account for another 10% for gasoline. I spent 20 days in one of the hardest hit areas supplying fuel to the relief effort in areas where Katrina totally destroyed everything. The national media hasen't been to these areas. I've seen dead cows in trees 12 feet off the ground, piles of rubble that were once homes miles from their foundations. The storm surge in the Mississippi River 150 miles up river was over 8 feet. New Orleans was bad, but St. Bernard Parish was Ground Zero.