More Pain At The Pump: Venezuelan Refinery Fire Still Burning After Three Days

Venezuelan firefighters are battling flames at two storage tanks at the country’s largest refinery for a third day after an Aug. 25 gas explosion killed at least 39 people and injured dozens, shutting down the Amuay plant.

Exports have been unaffected by the fires, which authorities hope to put out in the “next few hours,” Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said today on state television. There was no structural damage to the processing units at the facility about 240 miles west of Caracas and output will resume within two days after the flames are extinguished, he said yesterday. Venezuela has 4 million barrels of inventories of gasoline and other petroleum products and continues to produce 735,000 barrels of gasoline a day at plants, including nearby Cardon.

commander104 - 8/27/2012 12:32:14 PM

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I wonder if there was some Bond, 007 stuff going on down there?

vdiv - 8/27/2012 2:49:30 PM

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"When there is doubt, there is no doubt. That's the first thing they teach you"