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Newly opened refinery expansion ruined in just days, to be closed for months

GasBuddy Blog -- Motiva, a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell and Saudi Aramco, recently attempted to start operations at the expanded portion of the refinery and were met with trouble. Today we learned, according to various sources as well as Reuters, that the new expansion has been virtually ruined, and may be closed for repairs for months, or even a year or more.

You'll recall that June 14 we wrote how a small fire was impacting operations at the plant, and we had mentioned corrosion as a cause. After a second fire in virtually the same spot, refinery operators knew something was amiss with the plant. Upon further investigation, and now confirmed by Motiva, the plant will be down for a significant amount of time.

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Submitted Jun 26, 2012 By: PD

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Grismer Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:8,529 Points:1,723,070 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 10:55:43 AM Ignore Grismer Report Abuse Whatever it takes to do it right is taking longer than expected.
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19sheldon43 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,979 Points:843,010 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 10:51:37 AM Ignore 19sheldon43 Report Abuse If you read between the lines, it sounds like sabotage
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IMLURCH Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,179 Points:1,102,205 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 10:40:37 AM Ignore IMLURCH Report Abuse Corrosion so bad on newly installed equipment. What is the equipment made of salt.
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