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Soon-to-be largest U.S. refinery having trouble coming online

GasBuddy Blog -- Just a couple weeks ago, executives of Shell and Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, joined together to share the successful construction of their $10 billion expansion project that had been in the works since 2006.

While the executives celebrating, the refinery wouldn't play along. Today, the expansion project sits idle, victim of a malfunction that is costing Motiva (the name of the joint company) nearly $1 million per day in lost revenue. The problem for Motiva is that the massive expansion is having massive problems and it may remain down for months as the kinks are worked out.

The refinery issue comes at the peak of U.S driving season, a time when most refineries are operating near their capacity...

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Submitted Jun 14, 2012 By: PD

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