Sep 14th, 2008 · Government officials are assessing the damage to oil refineries along the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Ike idled nearly all of the region's oil and natural gas out and it could be several weeks before refineries are back at full capacity. Gasoline prices have begun to rise around the country.
Sep 13th, 2008 · As the back end of the storm approaches the Gulf Coast, reporter Pat Dowell, a resident of Baytown, Texas talks with host Scott Simon about the situation near Galveston. She lives close to the Exxon oil refinery, one of the largest in the U.S.
Apr 29th, 2008 · When it comes to gasoline prices, President Bush and Congress are talking past each other. The president says the solution is to boost U.S. oil production and refinery capacity. Congressional Democrats say it's time to tax big oil's windfall profits and suspend filling the strategic petroleum reserve.
Feb 22nd, 2008 · It's been two weeks since a sugar refinery explosion in Port Wentworth, Ga., killed nine people and burned more than three dozen. Plant workers are coping with the explosion and fire, which burned for a week. Neighbors are preparing for a memorial service in Savannah.
Feb 8th, 2008 · Authorities in a suburb of Savannah, Ga., say six people are missing after an explosion and fire at a sugar refinery that left dozens injured. Officials haven't listed an official cause for the blast, but suspect sugar dust, which can be volatile. Father Michael Kavanaugh's church has been turned into a triage center.
Feb 4th, 2008 · Three years ago, an explosion rocked a British Petroleum refinery in Texas City, Texas, killing 15 workers. A proposed plea deal would see BP fined $50 million in exchange for avoiding an investigation of its safety history. But the deal has critics.
Aug 23rd, 2007 · Oil company BP American says it will not immediately increase the amount of pollution it dumps into Lake Michigan from its refinery in Whiting, Ind., reversing earlier comments. The announcement follows weeks of uproar after the state approved BP's plan to dump 54 percent more ammonia into Lake Michigan.
Aug 14th, 2007 · The plan to boost production at one of the largest U.S. refineries would increase the amount of pollution BP dumps into Lake Michigan by at least one-third.