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"Doesn't Look Good": Explosion Rocks Major New Orleans-Area Refinery As Fuel Markets Tighten
"Doesn't Look Good": Explosion Rocks Major New Orleans-Area Refinery As Fuel Markets Tighten
A fire broke out Friday afternoon at PBF Energy's Chalmette refinery outside New Orleans, according to the facility.
Reuters cited people familiar with the incident who said the 190,000-barrel-per-day Chalmette refinery suffered an explosion on Friday afternoon. The explosion can be traced to a reformer heater used to convert refining byproducts into octane-boosting components added to unfinished gasoline to make premium and mid-grade fuel blends.
The 190,000-barrel-per-day refinery is one of the major Gulf Coast refineries because it produces...
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Welcome To The Lowest-Common-Denominator Society
Authored by James Hickman via SchiffSovereign.com,
For decades, Germany operated its rail system on an honor model. There were no turnstiles, no barriers. Passengers bought tickets, boarded trains, and conductors performed random spot checks to make sure everyone had paid.
It was a system built on trust— and for a long time, it worked, because Germany was a fundamentally law-abiding society.
That system has been fraying over the last several years as Germany aggressively imported millions of migrants who don’t respect the law.
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