From the Belleville News Democrat:
ConocoPhillips Gets Final Permit for New Coke Plant
ConocoPhillips Wood River Refinery has been issued an air permit -- originally challenged by the U.S. EPA -- allowing the refinery to move forward with plans for a new $2 billion coke plant.Tar Sand Oil production and downstream projects like this coker in Illinois are the real driving force behind the Alaska Gas Pipeline. Lower 48 refiners need Canadian crude oil. The Canadian Tar Sand Oil producers need gas to process Tar Sand Oil into a synthetic crude product that can be piped to the lower 48.
The second coker at the Roxana refinery "will allow the facility to process Canadian crude oil and produce a wider variety of fuels," according to a news release today from U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Belleville. (Link)
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