Tag: oil refinery

Self-reported data showed that last year the highest average net benzene levels were produced by a refinery owned by Marathon Petroleum in Texas City, Texas.

"There's a simple way to stop this profiteering: put a tax on the excess profits oil companies are making because of this crisis."

This is a perfect chance for President Biden to show the country and the world just how serious he is about environmental justice.

“The cause of the fire is not known with certainty, but at the time of the incident, it was raining heavily accompanied by lightning.”

In other words, facing a mounting glut and no ability to lower output further, some refineries may simply need to shut down entirely.

Satellite images posted on Quartz show the cleared land to accommodate the construction.