Refinery fire will likely fuel price hikes at California gas pumps
(WorldNews Environment)

A partial shutdown of the Phillips 66 refinery in Carson - when combined with temporary closures of two other facilities on the West Coast - began driving up pump prices Monday in Southern California, according to oil industry experts. Price spikes are partly due to the closure of the crude oil processing unit at the Carson facility at 1520 E Sepulveda Blvd., which erupted into flames Friday night. The two others not operating at full capacity are: Chevron´s refinery in Richmond, Calif., and a BP refinery in Washington state. Problems at the three refineries will result in higher gasoline pump prices of about 5-10 cents per gallon, said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst with...