Although the vast majority of the money being contributed to fight the law is coming from oil companies, the oil industry is clearly not united in opposition: some major California oil refineries, including Chevron, have notably stayed out of the battle so far.
The on-site plant treats wastewater from different parts of the refinery, including various condensates and boiler blowdown.
Mr. Verleger said any major refinery disruptions this summer -- including fires, maintenance and damage from Gulf Coast hurricanes -- could help drive up prices more.
Two major refineries, JX Nippon's Sendai refinery and Cosmo Oil's Chiba plant, suffered major fires after the earthquake.
Major refineries were built, and both oil and petroleum products arrive at the port via pipeline.
Sunoco and ConocoPhillips recently announced the idling of two major refineries in Pennsylvania, and a third refinery owned by Sunoco may close next summer.
Oil wells are in Filipeşti de Pădure, Boldeşti, and Podeni, and there are major refineries in Ploieşti, Brazi, and Câmpina.
The sites are near major refineries on the Gulf Coast.
Major refineries located at Abadan (site of its first refinery), Kermanshah and Tehran failed to meet domestic demand for gasoline in 2009.
But wait, two of the major refineries in the area are CITGO Petroleum Corporation refineries, owned and operated by Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., the Venezuelan state oil company.
