Refinery Quotes

A source of support to the screen appears to be indications of increased refinery maintenance that should prove capable of reversing a dramatic 23-mil bbl up-trend in gasoline stocks during the past seven weeks. Production declines should also be driven by some slippage in gasoline yields. - Jim Ritterbusch

A new refinery is important now for the short term because we'd like to have cheaper gasoline for our transport sector and industry. We have to take advantage of Mexico's offer because we're not going to exploit our own petroleum resources. We won't put our biodiversity at risk. - Carlos Manuel Rodriguez

A billion dollars -- that's fairly sizeable, but not in the scheme of things in respect to the Texas City refinery. - Bruce Lanni

[Because Rita could wipe out more refinery capacity while the United States is still catching its breath from Katrina,] the market is going to keep a keen eye on energy prices... It's a very big deal. - Arthur Hogan

(The reserve's) basic intent was to provide crude oil at critical times to the users that had the need. If it isn't fully subscribed, then (the refinery) who had an urgent need was taken care of. - Red Cavaney