More BP f**kups

[marmar]

(MCT) — A 50,000-barrel batch of contaminated fuel from a BP refinery in Northwest Indiana has fouled countless cars in as many as four states since last week.

Roughly 2.1 million gallons of gasoline have been recalled by BP's Whiting refinery after hundreds of reports of hard-starting and stalling vehicles from motorists flooded Northwest Indiana repair shops the past few days.

While the problem is centered in Lake County, Ind., BP executives said the fuel has made its way across state lines into Illinois and Wisconsin, with unconfirmed reports that stations in southwest Michigan may also be affected.

BP issued a statement Tuesday, saying the gasoline was blended at its Whiting storage terminal between Aug. 13 and 17 and contained a "higher than normal level of polymeric residue." The fuel was distributed at BP stations and other retailers in the last week and primarily involves regular-grade gas. .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2012/08/22/bp-gasoline-recall-rattles-northwest-indiana-drivers/aziad8d/

[Atman]

1. Oh, well...they took a shot.

"Let's see what we can get away with. If this works, we'll save billions. If it doesn't...meh...we're tied up in court for twenty years. What else is new? People who are still stupid enough to be buying gas from us deserve what they get."

.

[joeybee12]

2. I have to stop myself from breaking my tv when one of their commericals comes on...

You know, the shit about the gulf is back in business, yada, yada, yada.

[Historic NY]

3. Whiting, Ind. isn't that the tar sand's oil that ...

the GOP says is a boon.... polymeric residue

"The BP Whiting Refinery, located in Whiting, Indiana, has proposed an expansion to their existing facilities to allow the refinery to process crude oil from the Canadian tarsands. Currently, the refinery produces about 4.5 billion gallons of transportation fuel per year, enough to supply 5 million vehicles. Post expansion, the facility is expected to be able to produce enough fuel to supply 6 million automobiles.

Whiting, Indiana is in Lake County, and is a densely populated area that is part of the Northern Indiana-Northern Illinois region, adjacent to southeast Michigan. The project will have significant air quality impacts for 3 states, with a projected increase in particulate matter emissions of 21%."

http://dirtyoilsands.org/dirtyspots/category/bp_whiting_refinery_expansion

http://priceofoil.org/2012/05/24/bp-refinery-rollover-shows-tar-sands-refineries-need-to-clean-up/

[marmar]

4. And driving through that part of Indiana is already Blade Runner-esque....

..... with all the abandoned steel mills (all on the lakefront, BTW) and horrid smells.

[Hubert Flottz]

5. BP = Bad Products.

Another terrorist attack by the too big to fail "evil doers"