Biden’s EPA Holds Up Major Oil Refinery Amid National Fuel Crisis

[jc456]

You said people do not live by refineries I know they do.
Residents by an old ConocoPhillips refinery in Alton Illinois were killed several years ago when their homes exploded because of underground leaks at said refinery. It does happen.

you know that people live in the same cities, people actually don't live next to, the property boundaries are set up for safe distances by ordinances.

 

[jc456]

Dumbass logic. Based on this asinine logic nothing would ever be built or run ANYWHERE



FUCKING LIBERALS ARE STUPID

demofks hate human beings.

 

[The Original Tree]

Dumbass logic. Based on this asinine logic nothing would ever be built or run ANYWHERE



FUCKING LIBERALS ARE STUPID

California now has a 3 million unit housing shortage despite being an Exodus state primarily due to Environmental Lawsuits against a whopping 50% of homes being built in California, all because of some Lefty Law that lets you sue someone building a home for any reason.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

California now has a 3 million unit house shortage despite being an Exodus state primarily due to Environmental Lawsuits against a whopping 50% of homes being build in California, all because of some Lefty Law that lets you sue someone building a home for any reason.

I think that has more to do with them DESPISING the poor. There is no shortage of homes for the wealthy

 

[Mac-7]

Biden keeps denying that he's placed any obstacles in the way of producing gas and diesel.

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Biden’s EPA Holds Up Major Oil Refinery Amid National Fuel Crisis |​

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday announced that a large idled refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands will remain shut down until it acquires a new Clean Air Act permit amid a national diesel shortage.​

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The St. Croix refinery, owned by West Indies Petroleum Limited and Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation, LLLC, has been shut down since June 2021 and will have to obtain a Prevention of Significant Deterioration permit which would require the operators to provide detailed air quality analyses and use sophisticated air pollution control technology, according to the EPA press release. At the same time, the U.S. only has 26 days of diesel remaining in its commercial inventories and a gallon of diesel is roughly $1.58 more expensive than it was in November 2021, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).​

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The refinery, which was once one of the largest refineries in the world, used to be able to process 600,000 barrels of crude oil per day into gasoline and heating oil, a form of diesel, according to Bloomberg. The price of heating oil was 65% higher in October 2022 than it was in October 2021, meaning that Americans in the Northeast of the country will pay significantly more to keep their homes warm during the cold winter months, according to the EIA.​

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The Biden administration is also mulling a plan that would force oil companies to store a minimum amount of diesel in their fuel tanks, which could potentially exacerbate prices, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.​

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“I am committed to prioritizing the health and safety of underserved and overburdened communities across this country and holding polluters accountable,” EPA Administration Michael Regan said, according to the announcement. “This will ensure protections for St. Croix by requiring the refinery to operate in compliance with environmental laws designed to protect people’s health and the environment.”​

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The EPA pulled the refinery’s operating permit in June 2021 after nearby residents complained that they were becoming sick from the facility’s fumes, forcing the previous operator to lay off its workers and sell the plant, according to Reuters.​

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In late October, EPA inspectors said that the facility could catch on fire or release “extremely hazardous substances” which could harm St. Croix residents, according to an agency report. The agency also found “significant corrosion” on valves, pipes and other equipment at the site, according to an October letter sent to the owners’ lawyers.​

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President Joe Biden has accused fuel producers of “war profiteering” by refusing to increase refining capacity amid global fuel shortages that were exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, in June, Biden’s EPA rescinded exemptions that would have allowed nearly 70 small-volume refiners to avoid blending renewable biofuels into diesel despite the fact that refiners claimed that this would hike costs and decrease output, according to an agency docket.​

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Companies in the U.S. have also not built a major oil refinery in 50 years due to regulatory concerns and anticipation that the green transition will kill demand for fossil fuels. Energy executives believe that the administration’s negative attitude towards the industry is dampening investment, according to a June survey conducted by the Dallas Federal Reserve.​

Its been said that the Hoover Dam could not have been built today

The crazy environmentalists would delay, delay, delay

 

[The Original Tree]

I think that has more to do with them DESPISING the poor. There is no shortage of homes for the wealthy

On that note, multiple studies have been done on what banning hydrocarbon fuels and gasoline engine production and who that affects the most.
It will devastate the poor, the working class, and in poor countries, not only will it cause unemployment, but can cause famine as well.

Hydrocarbons are The Energy of The Poor and Working Class. They are a gift from God.

 

[Aldo Raine]

you know that people live in the same cities, people actually don't live next to, the property boundaries are set up for safe distances by ordinances.

Right across the street in Oregon. Oh. Worked those 2 refineries many times.

 

[jc456]

Right across the street in Oregon. Oh. Worked those 2 refineries many times.

right across the street from what? The headquarter building? NO fking way you live next to refined oil. They are campuses like a university. You are truly a sucka.

 

[gipper]

Phony hysteria. Who lives next to an oil refinery?

The real phony hysteria is you thinking dumb Joe isn’t in the pocket of big oil. No senator in history has taken more donations from big oil than old dumb Joe.

Wake up!

 

[gipper]

right across the street from what? The headquarter building? NO fking way you live next to refined oil. They are campuses like a university. You are truly a sucka.

He’s really slow too.

 

[bripat9643]

And I was simply telling 1 of the few people dumber than you that yes indeed people do live in very close proximity to refineries because he doubted it. Thank you for proving me correct.

Again, how many homeowners have been killed by refinery explosions?

 

[bripat9643]

The real phony hysteria is you thinking dumb Joe isn’t in the pocket of big oil. No senator in history has taken more donations from big oil than old dumb Joe.

Wake up!

Whether dumb Joe is on the take isn't being discussed here, moron. One thing is clear, he's responsible for the drop in production.

 

[jc456]

The real phony hysteria is you thinking dumb Joe isn’t in the pocket of big oil. No senator in history has taken more donations from big oil than old dumb Joe.

Wake up!

why else drive up the prices? That's exactly why we point it out.

 

[bripat9643]

The St Croix refinery made a lot of people sick. Did you think all refineries are the same?

Idled St. Croix refinery risks explosion, 'catastrophic' releases: EPA

Equipment corrosion at an oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands presents a risk of fire, explosion or other "catastrophic" releases of hazardous substances, U.S. environmental regulators said on Tuesday, after performing an inspection last month.

www.reuters.com

Your cite doesn't prove the refinery made anyone sick, dumbass.

 

[jc456]

Again, how many homeowners have been killed by refinery explosions?

Bri, no one lives next to refined oil. No one. It is on a campus surrounded by quite a lot of things set up by ordinances. The closest would most likely be two miles.

 

[surada]

You cite doesn't prove the refinery made anyone sick, dumbass.

Refineries vary greatly in toxic emissions.

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

No one really wants to live next door to an oil refinery- except maybe if they work there and the length of commute is their most important consideration.

However, Sleepy Joe has been whining to Big Oil to open more capacity to meet demand.

Putting up EPA roadblocks when they try to obey his orders seems rather pointless.

Worse Than Jimmy Carter *Joes entire presidency is rather pointless.

 

[jc456]

Refineries vary greatly in toxic emissions.

no they don't.

 

[jc456]

Worse Than Jimmy Carter *Joes entire presidency is rather pointless.

it was an overthrow of america!!!!

 

[Desperado]

Biden keeps denying that he's placed any obstacles in the way of producing gas and diesel.

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Biden’s EPA Holds Up Major Oil Refinery Amid National Fuel Crisis |​

​

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday announced that a large idled refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands will remain shut down until it acquires a new Clean Air Act permit amid a national diesel shortage.​

​

The St. Croix refinery, owned by West Indies Petroleum Limited and Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation, LLLC, has been shut down since June 2021 and will have to obtain a Prevention of Significant Deterioration permit which would require the operators to provide detailed air quality analyses and use sophisticated air pollution control technology, according to the EPA press release. At the same time, the U.S. only has 26 days of diesel remaining in its commercial inventories and a gallon of diesel is roughly $1.58 more expensive than it was in November 2021, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).​

​

The refinery, which was once one of the largest refineries in the world, used to be able to process 600,000 barrels of crude oil per day into gasoline and heating oil, a form of diesel, according to Bloomberg. The price of heating oil was 65% higher in October 2022 than it was in October 2021, meaning that Americans in the Northeast of the country will pay significantly more to keep their homes warm during the cold winter months, according to the EIA.​

​

The Biden administration is also mulling a plan that would force oil companies to store a minimum amount of diesel in their fuel tanks, which could potentially exacerbate prices, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.​

​

“I am committed to prioritizing the health and safety of underserved and overburdened communities across this country and holding polluters accountable,” EPA Administration Michael Regan said, according to the announcement. “This will ensure protections for St. Croix by requiring the refinery to operate in compliance with environmental laws designed to protect people’s health and the environment.”​

​

The EPA pulled the refinery’s operating permit in June 2021 after nearby residents complained that they were becoming sick from the facility’s fumes, forcing the previous operator to lay off its workers and sell the plant, according to Reuters.​

​

In late October, EPA inspectors said that the facility could catch on fire or release “extremely hazardous substances” which could harm St. Croix residents, according to an agency report. The agency also found “significant corrosion” on valves, pipes and other equipment at the site, according to an October letter sent to the owners’ lawyers.​

​

President Joe Biden has accused fuel producers of “war profiteering” by refusing to increase refining capacity amid global fuel shortages that were exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, in June, Biden’s EPA rescinded exemptions that would have allowed nearly 70 small-volume refiners to avoid blending renewable biofuels into diesel despite the fact that refiners claimed that this would hike costs and decrease output, according to an agency docket.​

​

Companies in the U.S. have also not built a major oil refinery in 50 years due to regulatory concerns and anticipation that the green transition will kill demand for fossil fuels. Energy executives believe that the administration’s negative attitude towards the industry is dampening investment, according to a June survey conducted by the Dallas Federal Reserve.​

Well Biden did say he wanted to end the fossil fuel industry