Anyone know where the biggest oil refineries are located?

m-jean03

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Thu Apr-08-04 04:48 PM
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Anyone know where the biggest oil refineries are located?

Edited on Thu Apr-08-04 04:56 PM by m-jean03

Furthermore, just how big are they? Thanks, just a curiosity of mine.

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NMDemDist2

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Thu Apr-08-04 04:50 PM
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1. Texas and California have a lot of them

There is a huge one in Northern california outside SF. Pittsburg CA i think.

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FreakinDJ

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Thu Apr-08-04 05:00 PM
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2. Chevron on Richmond Point

The largest west of the Mississippi

Why you want to know??

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m-jean03

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Thu Apr-08-04 05:24 PM
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8. I just find them fascinating if somewhat eerie

Edited on Thu Apr-08-04 05:57 PM by m-jean03

And have nightmares about being lost inside of giant ones that stretch for miles --

I was just curious how big they really get, and where I'd be able to see the biggest ones.

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Scairp

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Thu Apr-08-04 05:24 PM
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7. Actually, CA

SoCal has most of the refineries in the country. That's why we can never understand why the gas prices skyrocket here first and so fast before the rest of the country gets hit.

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dawgman

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Thu Apr-08-04 05:02 PM
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3. there are a bunch in NW washington and Alyeska terminal in Valdez

Edited on Thu Apr-08-04 05:02 PM by dawgman

has a huge one I believe.

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amazona

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Thu Apr-08-04 05:22 PM
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4. where's that? Lake Charles, Louisiana?

Edited on Thu Apr-08-04 05:23 PM by amazona

No idea where the largest are but there are lots of them in south Louisiana and Texas. I would imagine in any oil-producing state.

On Edit: Are you searching for accident reports? I think a lot of them are only reported locally, as they do have accidents, even with injury or death, rather often - it's a dangerous business.

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m-jean03

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Thu Apr-08-04 05:28 PM
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9. The picture in my post is from Los Angeles, actually --.

I would indeed, be curious about accident reports. I have such a peculiar dread of these places. Would like to understand their dynamics better.

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TreasonousBastard

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Thu Apr-08-04 05:22 PM
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5. All over the place...

there are about 14 major refining areas in the country, but I don't have the list handy.

Pretty much anywhere there's a deepwater port to get the crude in there will be refineries. The northeast and the Gulf west of Mississippi seem to have the most. Just guessing, but the West Coast may have larger refineries because of fewer harbor areas.

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Jacobin

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Thu Apr-08-04 05:23 PM
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6. Between New Orleans and Baton Rouge

on the Mississippi River.

Lake Charles, LA has a couple of big ones.

Beaumont/Port Arthur and South of Houston have big ones.

New Jersey.

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