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

[bripat9643]

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.​

 

[Polishprince]

And Biden and the Libs say they wonder why the oil concerns aren't anxious to open new refineries?

How does this EPA fight help the supply of gasoline to the American consumer at all or reduce the prices?

 

[dudmuck]

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

​

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.​

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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.​

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

howbout you move next door to that

 

[1srelluc]

Sigh, I wish the hair on fire crowd would quit going on about the X number of days diesel supply thing as it's very disingenuous.....As long as that (now 26 day supply) is replenished as it is now it would take at least 12+ years before it was gone.

Make you case as far as the EPA goes but leave it there.

 

[bripat9643]

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

howbout you move next door to that

Phony hysteria. Who lives next to an oil refinery?

 

[jc456]

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

howbout you move next door to that

Pasadena, TX. Plenty of people live in Pasadena. What's your point?

 

[Polishprince]

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

howbout you move next door to that

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.

 

[Aldo Raine]

Phony hysteria. Who lives next to an oil refinery?

Ever been to Oregon, Ohio just outside of Toledo? There are 2 refineries there and many houses around both refineries. Try again, fail better.

 

[jc456]

Ever been to Oregon, Ohio just outside of Toledo? There are 2 refineries there and many houses around both refineries. Try again, fail better.

Pasadena, TX. Ever been there? I've been in the refineries in the 80's. You all don't think people live in Pasadena? You all really have no fking brain power.

 

[bripat9643]

Ever been to Oregon, Ohio just outside of Toledo? There are 2 refineries there and many houses around both refineries. Try again, fail better.

"Around?" How close is that?

 

[Aldo Raine]

Pasadena, TX. Ever been there? I've been in the refineries in the 80's. You all don't think people live in Pasadena? You all really have no fking brain power.

Did I ever say that people did not live around refineries in Pasadena, TX? Please give me an exact quote where I said that or anything that would allude to that you whackadoo!

 

[Aldo Raine]

"Around?" How close is that?

Right outside the barricades. Within a couple hundred feet and directly across the street. Worked them many, many times.

 

[The Original Tree]

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

​

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.​

Biden is a pathological liar and should be removed from office. He represents the single greatest threat to our national security and our financial security and the health of our economy.

 

[jc456]

Did I ever say that people did not live around refineries in Pasadena, TX? Please give me an exact quote where I said that or anything that would allude to that you whackadoo!

Why? I'm commenting in the thread that a demofk claims it's bad for the neighbors living next to refineries is why the EPA acted.

 

[bripat9643]

Right outside the barricades. Within a couple hundred feet and directly across the street. Worked them many, many times.

So how many homeowners were killed?

 

[jc456]

Biden is a pathological liar and should be removed from office. He represents the single greatest threat to our national security and our financial security and the health of our economy.

well if people have hardship in winter, than he has committed egregious harm to americans.

 

[jc456]

Right outside the barricades. Within a couple hundred feet and directly across the street. Worked them many, many times.

what about them?

 

[Aldo Raine]

Why? I'm commenting in the thread that a demofk claims it's bad for the neighbors living next to refineries is why the EPA acted.

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.

 

[surada]

Why? I'm commenting in the thread that a demofk claims it's bad for the neighbors living next to refineries is why the EPA acted.

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

 

[jc456]

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.

cool, then why did the demofk behave as if that was why the EPA acted?