Stillwater Expert Testimony and Litigation Support

Gasolinazo! What’s going on with gasoline prices in Mexico?

January 26, 2017 Expert Testimony and Litigation Support, White Papers

January 26, 2017 by David Hackett The recent rise in gasoline prices in Mexico has driven significant unrest early this month. However, north of the border (where gasoline prices are higher than they were last summer), they are still cheap. What’s going on in Mexico? There are several factors contributing to the crisis. The Mexican government still sets the annual...
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Another upset at the Torrance Refinery

November 17, 2016 Expert Testimony and Litigation Support, News, Technology Development

November 16, 2016 The former ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance, CA experienced an upset this week. As news helicopters circled above, the local fire department fought a fire that appeared to be in the alkylation unit. Thankfully, the media were reporting yesterday that there were no serious injuries. Today, OPIS reported that the refinery was back operating at full rates, although...
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War Stories: The devil is in the details

November 16, 2016 Expert Testimony and Litigation Support, War Stories

November 16, 2016 by Jeff Kennedy No matter what, refiners want to run crude, the more the better. It doesn’t matter what comes out of the crude, and if you can get a refiner to process a secondary unit feedstock, then the stars have aligned, or you’ve died and gone to heaven! The trick is getting everybody on board and...
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