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From: "Nightjar "cpb" on 22 Apr 2010 02:29
Graham Harrison wrote:
>
> "Nightjar <"cpb"@" <"insertmysurnamehere> wrote in message
> news:OLadnVz8ZuCWLlPWnZ2dnUVZ7oVi4p2d(a)giganews.com...
>> Nightjar <"cpb"@ insertmysurnamehere> wrote:
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>>> I suspect the refineries have simply reduced the amount of AVGAS /...
>>
>> That should, of course, read AVTUR
>>
>> Colin Bignell
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> That would be logical but I'm not sure how easy it is to change the mix
> of fuels extracted by a refinery on a day by day basis,

I would expect refineries to be doing it all the time, to meet
fluctations in demand. They already produce far more of the fraction
that becomes aviation fuel than they need, so they are already set up to
convert it to petroleum.

Colin Bignell
From: "Nightjar "cpb" on 21 Apr 2010 04:10
Nightjar <"cpb"@ insertmysurnamehere> wrote:
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> I suspect the refineries have simply reduced the amount of AVGAS /...

That should, of course, read AVTUR

Colin Bignell
From: Graham Harrison on 21 Apr 2010 11:30

"Nightjar <"cpb"@" <"insertmysurnamehere> wrote in message
news:OLadnVz8ZuCWLlPWnZ2dnUVZ7oVi4p2d(a)giganews.com...
> Nightjar <"cpb"@ insertmysurnamehere> wrote:
> ..
>> I suspect the refineries have simply reduced the amount of AVGAS /...
>
> That should, of course, read AVTUR
>
> Colin Bignell

That would be logical but I'm not sure how easy it is to change the mix of
fuels extracted by a refinery on a day by day basis,

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