1. And as Hoops said, if a refinery goes down, prices go even higher. 2. If prices shoot up again, a distinct possibility if another refinery goes down, stations could soon begin cutting operating hours and laying off employees. 3. Cook emphasized that inventories remain tighter than normal for this time of year, leaving the nation vulnerable if a refinery goes down or a pipeline breaks. 4. He declined to elaborate, but the Palestinian self-rule authority has asked Jordan for oil supplies when the Aqaba refinery goes on stream. 5. The refinery will go on the other side, on a wind-swept peninsula. 6. But Ho Si Thoang, the head of PetroVietnam, has insisted the refinery would definitely go ahead in the center of Vietnam. |