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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: The Village Idiot on May 05, 2010, 12:41:11 PM
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http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Explosion-at-South-Side-refinery/8rclsnT-P02ddso-lBCtqQ.cspx
There is live video on the page
(http://www.woai.com/media/lib/12/1/0/9/1097dabf-07bf-4e5f-9d07-4e1f4f5ebdfc/Story.jpg)
The explosion happened around 11:30 a.m. at AGE Refining, Inc. located at 7811 South Presa, near Southeast Military Drive.
News 4 WOAI has learned at least 2 people have been injured.
An AGE official said there are approximately 50 employees who would have been working at the refinery at the time of the explosion, and all of the employees there have been evacuated. The official also stated crude oil comes in on 18-wheelers and primarily jet and diesel fuel goes out. It is not known what was in the truck that exploded.
The manager at the Brooks Village Apartments and Townhomes reportedly went door to door to ask residents to evacuate. Others in the nearby area have reportedly also been asked to leave the area since it is not yet known if it is safe to breathe the smoke-filled air.
Police have closed SE Military Drive between Roosevelt and South New Braunfels.
** WORKING ** News 4 WOAI has a crew at the scene and will provide updates as additional details become available
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Oh well. Crap.
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The war on oil is on. :tinfoil2:
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And a truck just up and exploded.........hmmmmmm....was the driver shouting Allah something or other?
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The war on oil is on. :tinfoil2:
Indeed. Grab a beer.
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Early this morning, oil and gas prices were down. $79/ bbl for oil and $2.22 for gasoline (wholesale). I doubt that they're still at that levels now. I'm beginning to think that there's some conspiracy going on just to keep the oil prices up.
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Early this morning, oil and gas prices were down. $79/ bbl for oil and $2.22 for gasoline (wholesale). I doubt that they're still at that levels now. I'm beginning to think that there's some conspiracy going on just to keep the oil prices up.
Retail gas prices here jumped $0.17 this morning........
doc
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I paid 12 cents less a gallon last night than I would have today.
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I paid 12 cents less a gallon last night than I would have today.
When I headed home this morning, gas had dropped a cent from last night. I don't have any idea how it looks now though. Not sure I want to know.
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No. Blood. For. Oil.
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No. Blood. For. Oil.
Blood? Its going to be an arm or a leg to get gasoline soon. Maybe a vital organ if you want gas at the a government organ transplant center.
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Don't know when they raised the gas price at the 3 stations up the road from us, but they were all 10cents higher this afternoon, than they were on Monday evening. :(
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Early this morning, oil and gas prices were down. $79/ bbl for oil and $2.22 for gasoline (wholesale). I doubt that they're still at that levels now. I'm beginning to think that there's some conspiracy going on just to keep the oil prices up.
I notice oil prices dropped despite the oil spill in the Gulf. I would think it would go up.
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Funny, as in odd, thing. This morning, oil prices were at $83+ per bbl and gasoline prices were at $2.25/gal wholesale. I, too, expected oil prices to skyrocket with this oil spill, but they actually went down. I DID hear one news report that said that the rig that burned was responsible for less than 1% of the oil we get from the Gulf.
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I get the feeling we're gonna be needing this website again pretty soon...
http://www.gaspricewatch.com/new/default_V3.asp
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Well, they typically go up in the summer anyway.....I doubt the rig has anything to do with it. Makes sense....people are traveling closer to home, to save money, jack up the gas prices, and someone is making it somewhere.
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A week ago or so gas was $2.67, now it's up to $2.97. We'll have another jump right before Memorial Day.
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A week ago or so gas was $2.67, now it's up to $2.97. We'll have another jump right before Memorial Day.
Part of it is the holiday driving, part of it is reduced inventory due to planned refinery outages and switching over from winter to summer blends.
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Part of it is the holiday driving, part of it is reduced inventory due to planned refinery outages and switching over from winter to summer blends.
True, but it seems like the price always jumps ten cents or so on Wednesday or Thursday before a holiday weekend.