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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
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 9:44:07 PM

The timing of the breakdown at this refinery is too much of a coincidence for my comfort zone.
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JoeKR
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 1:25:29 PM

Same old same ol'
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billy44bo
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 12:25:19 PM

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.
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dabuzman
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 12:06:24 PM

Now I hope there fuel prices drop also.
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 12:04:26 PM

ok
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mrkel
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 12:00:07 PM

Old news but good news for motorists in the Edmonton area.
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ledoy
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:59:42 AM

probably with higher priced gasoline
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LeeFree
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:57:41 AM

Ironic considering the huge oil sands fields are so near by.
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:52:21 AM

ok
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REVLAW
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:50:57 AM

Canadian news on the uptick.
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woos777
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:47:53 AM

Oh, that's nice.
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pricechecker08
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:41:24 AM

OLD NEWS
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HawaiianGuy
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:38:37 AM

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.
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dreamweaver7050
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:38:32 AM

old news
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DerHahn
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:35:29 AM

funny how refineries pump out at max when demand is high yet suddenly have issues when demand is low.
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GasholeMI
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:35:28 AM

Way to go Canada.
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patbob56
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:34:01 AM

hmmm
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ironbox_sara
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:33:43 AM

Shortage. Yea, right.
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duriarte
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:30:02 AM

WOW!! What to do
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Cuzilla
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:26:44 AM

I love it!

I own stock in a competitor!
I hope they never get going again.
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:24:49 AM

Old story
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:24:06 AM

Good for them.
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kevski
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:15:38 AM

sounds like their dragging their feet to keep the prices up
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murdershewrote
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:13:48 AM

always a story
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:08:44 AM

It's Canada, who cares?
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:04:33 AM

About time!
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:04:24 AM

At what price?
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jorja13
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:03:25 AM

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.
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 11:00:04 AM

ok
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:59:01 AM

whatever!!!
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:57:52 AM

good or bad?
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DTape
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:57:46 AM

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.
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chas_commuter
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:55:59 AM

This is a good thing, right?
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:54:32 AM

It seems very odd that there is a shortage of fuel when Canada has one of the largers oil reserves in the world?
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Don20
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:51:58 AM

Empty tanks, Empty cash registers..
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:48:59 AM

Old news
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:45:55 AM

Build it and they will come.
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:45:43 AM


OK
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:45:09 AM

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".
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HHHMMMMMM, NOT SURE I CARE TO COMMENT ON THIS ONE.
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:42:00 AM

can't make the profits with empty tanks
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cantonbill
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:37:57 AM

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!
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mwhals
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:35:53 AM

If it goes empty, it will be refilled.
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:32:58 AM

Old news here!
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:28:14 AM

Good for users
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WoW
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'bout time
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:23:53 AM

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.
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Message Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:21:36 AM

what is the bigger excuse???? Gustav or Labor day?????
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Well, however they can make money.
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