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Offline Smokin Joe

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Marathon permanently idles two US refineries
« on: August 04, 2020, 08:02:52 pm »
Marathon permanently idles two US refineries

https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/refining/article/14180915/marathon-permanently-idles-two-us-refineries?utm_source=OGJ+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS200803031&o_eid=0652I4090734J1O&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C0652I4090734J1O&oly_enc_id=0652I4090734J1O

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Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) is permanently shuttering crude oil processing at two of its US refineries as part of the operator’s strategy to increase its overall competitiveness as a result of decreased product demand caused by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis.

MPC has decided to indefinitely idle its 161,000-b/d refinery in Martinez, Calif., as well as its 27,000-b/d refinery in Gallup, NM, with no plans to restart normal operations at either manufacturing site, the company said in its Aug. 3 second-quarter 2020 earnings report to investors.

In addition, the Dickinson, ND facility is being converted to produce biodiesel ...for the California market. (I'd rather they produce diesel from oil for ours).
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Re: Marathon permanently idles two US refineries
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2020, 08:39:33 pm »
As long as the lay them up properly, they can be brought back on line very quickly.
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Re: Marathon permanently idles two US refineries
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2020, 08:49:09 pm »
Quote from: Joe Wooten on August 04, 2020, 08:39:33 pm
As long as the lay them up properly, they can be brought back on line very quickly.

Yeah but why bother?  They are in California and New Mexico.
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