Exxon refinery unit in California down for maintenance before fire
The Oil Price Information Service, which tracks the oil industry, said Thursday the unit was down for two days after problems with a recently repaired component within it.
View ArticleCalifornia State Senate holds hearing in Torrance on refinery explosion
Refinery owner Exxon Mobil officials, first-responders and representatives of government environmental agencies were scheduled to appear at the public hearing at Torrance City Hall.
View ArticleTexas gasoline prices drop as Midwest sees a price spike
Average retail gasoline prices in Houston fell 3.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.38 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 2,559 gas outlets in Houston.
View ArticleGasoline prices are at their lowest in 11 years for the week leading into...
The report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration noted that the last time prices were these low was 2004. The price of a regular gallon of gasoline is down 95 cents from the same time in 2014.
View ArticleExxon Mobil California refinery faces more delays after acid leak
Democratic California congressional members Ted Lieu and Maxine Waters wrote to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board on Wednesday asking for the Sept. 6 acid leak to be included into the broader...
View ArticleExxon Mobil to sell troubled Torrance refinery to New Jersey buyer for $537.5...
While the terms of the deal were not immediately known, both parties are planning to close the sale of the large refinery in the second quarter of 2016.
View ArticleRegulators allow Exxon to restart refinery in California
Regulators agreed Saturday to let Exxon Mobil resume operations at an oil refinery in Torrance more than a year after an explosion crippled the plant and led to higher gas prices in California.
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