The US us blowing up refineries? Naw, I think the deep state is doing the dirty work in order to keep the revenue rolling into their coffers. If refineries go boom then the supply of gasoline will dimish thus setting the price higher than what it had been..
Occam's razor. Looking at that list, apart from the Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia, most of them appear to most likely be linked to poor maintenance alongside possible operator issues. These facilities, especially in less affluent countries, don't exactly keep up on maintenance or upgrades beyond the bare minimum, if at all. Operational crews can be poorly trained.
Some of these facilities are likely decades old. Look at what has happened to Venezuela's energy facilities over the years. They have suffered greatly due to neglect and it shows it their production capacity. Venezuela's situation is not unique. but in reality, the problems are more widespread.
Let's look at the US for a moment. While several small refineries (condensate splitters and asphalt plants) have opened in the last 50 years, the last major refinery with significant downstream unit capacity was built and went operational in 1977. That's 49 years ago. Major operators have largely chosen to upgrade existing facilities rather than construct new greenfield plants due to stringent environmental regulations, high permitting costs, and the projected declines in fuel demand most likely due to the green energy push. The last smaller capacity refinery went operational in 2022.
For other less developed nations, investments in aging critical infrastructure does not bring in immediate returns. This often leads to those vital infrastructure investments either being delayed or completely shelfed. Safety doesn't make profit and corners are cut. Countries can lack the tighter comprehensive regulatory structures to make sure these facilities are operating safely. The ones that do have the regulations that look good on paper, can lack the enforcement and accountability mechanisms that try to ensure safer operations. Add to this equation the shadow of corruption that exists in many countries, and these facilities often become disasters just waiting to happen.
The US us blowing up refineries? Naw, I think the deep state is doing the dirty work in order to keep the revenue rolling into their coffers. If refineries go boom then the supply of gasoline will dimish thus setting the price higher than what it had been..
Occam's razor. Looking at that list, apart from the Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia, most of them appear to most likely be linked to poor maintenance alongside possible operator issues. These facilities, especially in less affluent countries, don't exactly keep up on maintenance or upgrades beyond the bare minimum, if at all. Operational crews can be poorly trained.
Some of these facilities are likely decades old. Look at what has happened to Venezuela's energy facilities over the years. They have suffered greatly due to neglect and it shows it their production capacity. Venezuela's situation is not unique. but in reality, the problems are more widespread.
Let's look at the US for a moment. While several small refineries (condensate splitters and asphalt plants) have opened in the last 50 years, the last major refinery with significant downstream unit capacity was built and went operational in 1977. That's 49 years ago. Major operators have largely chosen to upgrade existing facilities rather than construct new greenfield plants due to stringent environmental regulations, high permitting costs, and the projected declines in fuel demand most likely due to the green energy push. The last smaller capacity refinery went operational in 2022.
For other less developed nations, investments in aging critical infrastructure does not bring in immediate returns. This often leads to those vital infrastructure investments either being delayed or completely shelfed. Safety doesn't make profit and corners are cut. Countries can lack the tighter comprehensive regulatory structures to make sure these facilities are operating safely. The ones that do have the regulations that look good on paper, can lack the enforcement and accountability mechanisms that try to ensure safer operations. Add to this equation the shadow of corruption that exists in many countries, and these facilities often become disasters just waiting to happen.
We (the US) are attempting to shift the World's energy corridor West). This is so we can exert control oil being traded for US dollars.
Net zero environmental terrorists.
Somebody's trying to HARM potus & recovery.