Refinery Quotes

At this point the refinery site needs to be secured. - Jim Harris

At approximately 2.15 this morning (0015 GMT), the Chevron Refinery ... experienced an external power outage, which necessitated the shut down of the refinery. - Phumi Nhlapo

As a result of our limited capacity to refine crude oil, we experience higher fuel prices when faced with refinery outages, such as during hurricanes Katrina and Rita... My legislation will encourage domestic refineries to expand their capacity so that we are less vulnerable to price fluctuations at the gasoline pump. - Todd Tiahrt

Anytime we have refinery issues, the market just takes off again. We're back in the uptrend. - Thomas Bentz

And the refinery utilization rate is also a disappointment. It came in only at 84%, and right before the hurricanes, we were upwards of 95%. - John Kilduff

Also refinery utilization was lower, which was also unexpected. It means that refineries are not using as much crude, so as a consequence of that we got a larger-then-expected crude build. - Marshall Steeves

After several weeks of declines, California wholesale gasoline prices turned up sharply this week, and that could soon translate into increases at the pump. The higher prices are fueled by scheduled January refinery maintenance and the annual switch from winter to summer gas blends, which takes place in February. - Paul Gonzales

After a relatively swift recovering following the devastating hurricanes late last year, refinery utilization moderated sharply since the beginning of this year, and is yet to meaningfully recover. - Rakesh Shankar