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2021-12-25 Economy

Explosion and inferno at Texas refinery could help push gas prices above $4 a gallon, expert warns

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-12-25 00:37|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 The US political machine has spent the last fifteen years or so trying to destroy the oilfield and in the process has removed all the slack and margin for error that existed in the system.

THAT is why you'll get $ 4 a gallon. Not because of the fire, but because we screwed up the system so that it would be vulnerable to failure points like the fire.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2021-12-25 11:37|| 2021-12-25 11:37|| Front Page Top

#2 They have been relentless in closing down refineries and now are shocked, *Shocked!* that it makes the entire system more vulnerable to accidents.

Posted by magpie 2021-12-25 13:34|| 2021-12-25 13:34|| Front Page Top

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