Tuesday, February 18, 2025

I DON'T SEE WHY THIS WOULDN'T WORK ..... SAID WITH MASSIVE INSINCERITY

By Bob Walsh


ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance, CA. The refinery is now owned by PBF Energy. Photo by Robert Casillas,Daily Breeze/SCNG
 
 
The California Energy Commission, another one of those very powerful, low-visibility government regulatory agencies, thinks it would be a really, really good idea if the state were to take over the operation of oil refineries in the formerly great state of California.  Three major oil refineries have been closed down or announced as being about to close down in the state due in large part to the government fucking with things.
 
Since the government has pretty much zero experience in this arena I see zero chance of this being even remotely workable, which of course doesn't mean the state won't do it.  Whether or not it has any relationship to workability has very little to do with what are essentially political decisions here.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Saudi Aramco is building what is being called the largest refinery in the world. It is located near Port Arthur, Texas. This area has been in an economic down turn for 40 years. The State isn't going to run anything.