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Old 09-16-2008, 01:59 PM
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Default Re: Gas-v-crude prices

Originally Posted by ws6vert
....It looks like we've dodged another bullet,'' said Peter Beutel, president of energy consultant Cameron Hanover Inc. in New Canaan, Connecticut. ....The refineries in the Houston area seem to have come out of the storm remarkably intact.
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True. But you just don't flip a switch to start a refinery back up. There are certain steps that have to be followed that take time...usually at least a week. That is assuming they have electrical service.