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Tulsa World, Okla., Business Briefs Column.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, August, 2001

Tulsa World, Okla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 24--CITGO REFINERY IN ILLINOIS DISABLED BY FIRE: It may be five to six months before gasoline production resumes at CITGO Petroleum Corp.'s 163,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Lemont, Ill., the Tulsa-based company said Thursday.

An Aug. 14 fire damaged the refinery's crude oil unit, shutting down the plant and causing gasoline prices in the Chicago area to rise.

"We have brought in outside experts to help us determine the extent of damage and what the likely time frame might be before the crude unit is operable," said Adolph Lechtenberger, senior vice president of CITGO.

"For supply planning purposes, we are assuming that the crude unit will return to service in 20 to 24...

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