Los Angeles Times: CALIFORNIA Refinery Expert Is at Odds With Shell
“The proposed closure of the refinery has generated outrage among politicians and consumers”
By Elizabeth Douglass, Times Staff Writer
July 24, 2004
Shell Oil Co.’s Bakersfield refinery is financially sound and an attractive asset for potential buyers, and the company’s decision to close it “flies in the face of common sense,” a consultant hired by the state said Friday.
Industry expert Malcolm Turner, retained by Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer to provide an objective opinion on the refinery’s outlook, said his consulting firm disagreed with Shell’s reasons for planning to shut down the facility Oct. 1.