Old refineries incapable of manufacturing enough light hydrocarbons to electrify the world
Only about 10 percent of a 42-gallon barrel of crude oil are light hydrocarbons to make most products in the world.
Only about 10 percent of a 42-gallon barrel of crude oil are light hydrocarbons to make most products in the world.
The world is silently slipping into a future of shortages and inflation as society’s demands for all the products and fuels manufactured from crude oil is exceeding the supply available from the dwindling number of refineries.
Rule 6-5 will barely reduce particulate emission reductions while raising the nation’s highest energy prices even higher.
The Agency’s planned emissions controls would ultimately serve only to reduce supplies and raise energy costs even higher for everyone in the region.
Californians are starved for affordable, efficient energy. The loss of this crucial refinery is a blow they can ill afford.
By Ronald Stein Closing ANY refinery in California or nationwide would result in a PERMANENT hit to the economy and increased emissions from foreign suppliers.
California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has proposed banning a critical refinery process technology at two Southern California refineries that is required for manufacturing cleaner-burning gasoline.