Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:33pm BST
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 18 (Reuters) Shell Oil Co. President John Hofmeister said conditions are favorable for an increase in refining capacity as the company moves closer to a decision on doubling the size of a joint-venture refinery in Texas.
“We make long-term decisions,” Hofmeister said. “We think that the long-term supply relationship with the marketplace says it’s now time for more manufacturing capacity.”
Shell has said it and joint-venture partner Saudi Refining plan to decide by the end of the year on increasing refining capacity at the 285,000 barrel per day (bpd) Motiva Enterprises refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, to 600,000 bpd.
The boards of directors of both companies will have to sign off on the expansion, which the company hopes to finish by 2010, but which will affect its future for 25 to 30 years, he said.
“We want to make sure it’s a good decision and I think we’re close,” Hofmeister said.
The Port Arthur refinery was one of three shut last week when Hurricane Humberto knocked out electrical power as it moved over east Texas.
The refinery was 30 minutes into a planned shutdown ahead of the hurricane when the power went out, he said.
The refinery’s restart is being done as safely as possible, Hofmeister said.
Shell is the U.S. unit of Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research).
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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