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Posted on March 4, 2015  by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in Crude oil, Politics/Policy, Rail WASHINGTON — The Obama administration should force oil companies to strip volatile gases from the crude they transport across the nation’s rail lines to lower the … Continue reading →

By Tom Lochner    Contra Costa Times   03/04/2015 MARTINEZ — An environmental group has sued Contra Costa County over its approval of a propane and butane recovery project at a Rodeo refinery, contending it is a piece of a … Continue reading →

By Sander L. van der Linden , Anthony A. Leiserowitz, Geoffrey D. Feinberg, Edward W. Maibach Published: February 25, 2015DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118489 There is currently widespread public misunderstanding about the degree of scientific consensus on human-caused climate change, both in the … Continue reading →

http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/Article/3432511/Latest-News/Shell-unveils-plan-to-replace-USW-refining-workers.html Shell will have trained and deployed enough “relief workers” by mid-summer to keep the 327,000-bpd Deer Park refinery in Texas running at full operations.  By LYNN DOAN and ZAIN SHAUK    03.03.2015    Bloomberg Two days before contract negotiations … Continue reading →

March 3 Letters to the editor Contra Costa Times Posted:   03/02/2015 Recently, kudos were given for those responsible for cleaning the Shell oil spill of two barrels of crude oil into the Carquinez Strait along Martinez’s shores. Assurance was … Continue reading →

February 21, 2015 OPINION BY THE MESA REFINERY WATCH GROUP Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo City Council officially joined a rapidly expanding list of towns, cities and counties. They’re the ones specifically opposed to Phillips 66 imposing its self-proclaimed “crude-by-rail … Continue reading →

The union, which has rejected seven contract offers, says USW members should handle daily maintenance at plants. Shell has said the union’s “unreasonable” demands would take away hiring flexibility. By LYNN DOAN and LUCIA KASSAI    03.02.2015   Bloomberg The … Continue reading →

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