Chevron resumes operations in unit closed by fire

April 27, 2013 @ 2:18 pm

RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) - Chevron has resumed operations in a unit at its Bay Area refinery that was shut down after a massive fire last year.

Company officials said during a conference call with analysts Friday that crews had begun feeding crude oil through the unit knocked out by the Aug. 6 fire.

Chevron's chief financial officer, Patricia Yarrington, says the unit at Richmond is expected to be fully operational during the second quarter.

Both Chevron and government investigations have determined that corrosion in a pipe caused a leak that sparked the fire, sending a plume of black smoke over nearby areas.

Since the fire, the refinery had been operating at about 60 percent capacity until very recently. The factory wasn't processing crude oil and instead was being used to blend gasoline.


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  • Tukwila wrote...
    Here we go again
    August 6, 2012 10:09 pm
    Ka-ching $$$$ to the oil companies. Just watch, the gas prices will rise tomorrow.
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  • Rangerhawk wrote...
    Not to mention...
    August 7, 2012 4:48 pm
    The cost of any goods or services that rely on internal combustion engines. On a positive note, it may slow the exodus of Californians into the PACNW for a while, so at least there's some kind of positive. Gotta go tune up my bike now.
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  • Kosh wrote...
    You can bet
    August 7, 2012 4:49 pm
    A Dem set the fire just to hurt the economy just like Obama
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  • Bman98121 wrote...
    HAHA
    August 9, 2012 1:40 pm
    But one could argue that a repub might have set it to make some more money off of the profits, or at least not lose any money from a loss. I don't like the libs, but this is a more likely story.
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  • 509 wrote...
    With all that solar and wind power.....
    August 8, 2012 6:03 pm
    why does California care about not having GAS?? Oh, the mini-windmills are not YET available for their electric cars. They do look funny on the trunk.
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