Coffeyville Refinery Processing Oil Again

Friday, August 17th 2007, 2:01 pm

By: News On 6

COFFEYVILLE, Kan. (AP) -- The Coffeyville Resources refinery has restarted most of the operating units that had been shut down after flooding hit Coffeyville earlier this summer. Company officials say Friday that the refinery had been processing about 108,000 barrels a day of crude oil, but is now operating at rates up to about 98,000 barrels per day.

About 3,000 Coffeyville residents were displaced after flooding along the Verdigris River started at the end of June. The river topped its banks, and about 71,000 gallons of oil spilled from the Coffeyville Resources refinery, mixing with raw sewage and other waste.

The company's nitrogen fertilizer plant sustained less damage than the refinery. It was restarted and began shipping two weeks after the flood.

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