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Petro-Canada refilling its pumps

The Calgary Herald -- Motorists will be able to start filling up at closed Petro-Canada stations again, possibly as early as this weekend, as the company's Edmonton gasoline refinery comes back on line.

However, it could be weeks before nearly 90 stations in B.C. and Alberta affected by the shortage will be replenished with fuel.

"Restarting the unit is going to take some time," said Petro-Canada spokesman Jon Hamilton.

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Submitted Aug 29, 2008 By: JT

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mfeldstein Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,717 Points:1,048,440 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 9:44:07 PM Ignore mfeldstein Report Abuse The timing of the breakdown at this refinery is too much of a coincidence for my comfort zone.
JoeKR Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,962 Points:1,109,215 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 1:25:29 PM Ignore JoeKR Report Abuse Same old same ol'
billy44bo Champion Author Mobile Posts:3,272 Points:618,105 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 12:25:19 PM Ignore billy44bo Report Abuse need a lot more oil refineries here in the USA and need to DRILL HERE and DRILL NOW to keep our money here and not with opec.
dabuzman Champion Author Seattle Posts:3,794 Points:997,875 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 12:06:24 PM Ignore dabuzman Report Abuse Now I hope there fuel prices drop also.
letmathe Champion Author Chicago Posts:9,997 Points:2,281,615 Joined:May 2001	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 12:04:26 PM Ignore letmathe Report Abuse ok
mrkel Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:4,612 Points:1,420,710 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 12:00:07 PM Ignore mrkel Report Abuse Old news but good news for motorists in the Edmonton area.
ledoy Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,070 Points:1,595,875 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:59:42 AM Ignore ledoy Report Abuse probably with higher priced gasoline
LeeFree Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:4,375 Points:1,290,650 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:57:41 AM Ignore LeeFree Report Abuse Ironic considering the huge oil sands fields are so near by.
travelzonecente Champion Author Riverside Posts:1,829 Points:455,735 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:52:21 AM Ignore travelzonecente Report Abuse ok
REVLAW Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,403 Points:1,029,090 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:50:57 AM Ignore REVLAW Report Abuse Canadian news on the uptick.
woos777 Champion Author Washington Posts:2,611 Points:864,055 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:47:53 AM Ignore woos777 Report Abuse Oh, that's nice.
pricechecker08 Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,087 Points:833,365 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:41:24 AM Ignore pricechecker08 Report Abuse OLD NEWS
HawaiianGuy Champion Author Idaho Posts:4,581 Points:2,108,445 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:38:37 AM Ignore HawaiianGuy Report Abuse Maybe it's time for our neighbors to the North to consider building another refinery. But, just as it is in this country when it comes to big industrial projects, they also have a problem with all of the NIMBYs.
dreamweaver7050 Champion Author Louisiana Posts:1,174 Points:574,390 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:38:32 AM Ignore dreamweaver7050 Report Abuse old news
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:8,094 Points:1,145,075 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:35:29 AM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse funny how refineries pump out at max when demand is high yet suddenly have issues when demand is low.
GasholeMI Champion Author Lansing Posts:5,274 Points:757,865 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:35:28 AM Ignore GasholeMI Report Abuse Way to go Canada.
patbob56 Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:2,890 Points:588,385 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:34:01 AM Ignore patbob56 Report Abuse hmmm
ironbox_sara Champion Author Albany Posts:4,696 Points:1,292,650 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:33:43 AM Ignore ironbox_sara Report Abuse Shortage. Yea, right.
duriarte Champion Author Utah Posts:1,111 Points:515,620 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:30:02 AM Ignore duriarte Report Abuse WOW!! What to do
Cuzilla Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:8,798 Points:1,547,290 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:26:44 AM Ignore Cuzilla Report Abuse I love it! I own stock in a competitor! I hope they never get going again.
qwikss Veteran Author Phoenix Posts:253 Points:82,745 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:24:49 AM Ignore qwikss Report Abuse Old story
rbrowdersr Champion Author Detroit Posts:3,001 Points:982,230 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:24:06 AM Ignore rbrowdersr Report Abuse Good for them.
kevski Champion Author Oregon Posts:4,910 Points:788,740 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:15:38 AM Ignore kevski Report Abuse sounds like their dragging their feet to keep the prices up
murdershewrote Champion Author Riverside Posts:4,617 Points:1,630,285 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:13:48 AM Ignore murdershewrote Report Abuse always a story
RdHogg Champion Author Houston Posts:14,954 Points:1,929,305 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:08:44 AM Ignore RdHogg Report Abuse It's Canada, who cares?
evasilion All-Star Author Virginia Beach Posts:701 Points:132,320 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:04:33 AM Ignore evasilion Report Abuse About time!
Wolfwings Champion Author Delaware Posts:3,906 Points:814,555 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:04:24 AM Ignore Wolfwings Report Abuse At what price?
jorja13 All-Star Author British Columbia Posts:620 Points:105,955 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:03:25 AM Ignore jorja13 Report Abuse hank1326, with all due respect to our southern neighbours, this isn't just an American website. I enjoy reading news from all over, including the US, but maybe that's because I've actually travelled outside of Canada, and I know Canada isn't the only country in the world.
Prodaddy Champion Author Houston Posts:3,667 Points:942,685 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:00:04 AM Ignore Prodaddy Report Abuse ok
HEBster Champion Author Kentucky Posts:3,923 Points:1,406,410 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:59:01 AM Ignore HEBster Report Abuse whatever!!!
Parif Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,123 Points:205,015 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:57:52 AM Ignore Parif Report Abuse good or bad?
DTape Rookie Author Houston Posts:98 Points:519,540 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:57:46 AM Ignore DTape Report Abuse Yes it is a good thing - it indicates that the refinery is coming back on line so that eliminates ONE of the excuses for higher prices in Canada.
chas_commuter All-Star Author South Carolina Posts:833 Points:227,070 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:55:59 AM Ignore chas_commuter Report Abuse This is a good thing, right?
C4U Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:4,255 Points:814,595 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:54:32 AM Ignore C4U Report Abuse It seems very odd that there is a shortage of fuel when Canada has one of the largers oil reserves in the world?
Don20 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:4,724 Points:1,643,825 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:51:58 AM Ignore Don20 Report Abuse Empty tanks, Empty cash registers..
ardmoretoday Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:1,424 Points:569,265 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:48:59 AM Ignore ardmoretoday Report Abuse Old news
Lengas Champion Author Gary Posts:8,365 Points:1,737,125 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:45:55 AM Ignore Lengas Report Abuse Build it and they will come.
bbreff Champion Author Atlanta Posts:5,154 Points:1,635,120 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:45:43 AM Ignore bbreff Report Abuse OK
bluebird1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:10,702 Points:2,142,295 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:45:09 AM Ignore bluebird1 Report Abuse Did cantonbill even read the headline??? This is talking Canada, & we're not in Iraq or involved in China's oil bus.!!! ...and mwhals, don't count on automatic refilling....when we had an outage here in Ont. it was several weeks long & affected about 3-4 gas chains. There was no shortage of gas, just that the competitors brought in extra & jacked the price way up to as they said "serve the public better".
EXTREMESNOW Champion Author Medford Posts:4,500 Points:947,785 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:43:34 AM Ignore EXTREMESNOW Report Abuse HHHMMMMMM, NOT SURE I CARE TO COMMENT ON THIS ONE.
rjb21760 Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,097 Points:669,210 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:42:00 AM Ignore rjb21760 Report Abuse can't make the profits with empty tanks
cantonbill All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:532 Points:130,525 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:37:57 AM Ignore cantonbill Report Abuse Just another instance of decaying infrastructure. Roads, bridges, sewers, reservoirs, schools, no money for anything. All our money is going into the Iraqi pit, and they just signed a $3 Billion deal with one of China's state oil companies. Thanks for nothing, Iraq!
mwhals Champion Author Charleston Posts:8,639 Points:1,466,885 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:35:53 AM Ignore mwhals Report Abuse If it goes empty, it will be refilled.
GasaHawg All-Star Author Texas Posts:620 Points:128,345 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:32:58 AM Ignore GasaHawg Report Abuse Old news here!
kingdick Champion Author Minnesota Posts:26,350 Points:2,172,895 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:28:14 AM Ignore kingdick Report Abuse Good for users
StevieB Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,966 Points:1,170,625 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:27:39 AM Ignore StevieB Report Abuse WoW
acknot Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,490 Points:769,335 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:27:04 AM Ignore acknot Report Abuse 'bout time
BeaverBilly Champion Author Alberta Posts:4,965 Points:1,572,710 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:23:53 AM Ignore BeaverBilly Report Abuse Petro-Canada is too big in Canada. They seem to set the local markets, so I never buy their products. They operate similar to EXXON, Mobil, Shell, and Texaco. Always the highest price, or first to raise prices. And last to lower prices.
ElCubano Champion Author Miami Posts:2,038 Points:418,575 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:21:36 AM Ignore ElCubano Report Abuse what is the bigger excuse???? Gustav or Labor day?????
jwells1954 Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:3,558 Points:704,300 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:18:11 AM Ignore jwells1954 Report Abuse Well, however they can make money.