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To: combjelly who wrote (225998)	3/23/2005 4:09:18 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574270

yours makes the unfounded assumption that market forces is all that exists I make no such assumption. Tim

To: combjelly who wrote (225998)	3/23/2005 4:17:35 PM
From: Skywatcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574270

speaking of that.... the OIL BOYZ never miss an opp to JACK UP GAS PRICES....with oil falling....it's the usual perfect timing....look for another 'outage' in the WEST in the next couple weeks 23 Mar 2005 20:31:50 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds reports of fatalities, company confirmation of blast, details) TEXAS CITY, Texas, March 23 (Reuters) - An explosion rocked BP's <BP.N> huge refinery in Texas City, Texas, on Wednesday, the company said, and local television reported that four people were killed in the blast. Another 10 people were rushed to the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)in Galveston, according to the televised report. The BP refinery, the third largest refinery in the country, has a throughput of 470,000 barrels per day. "Our firemen are on scene assessing the situation and we have no further information at this time," said a spokeswoman for the Texas City Fire Department. Clouds of black smoke were billowing from several fires at the plant. One refinery expert said the site appeared to be part of the refinery used to make gasoline. BP's Bill Stephens said the explosion was on the west end of the complex but could not confirm what units were affected.