This Year, Oil Prices Keep Rising. Meanwhile, back at the refineries . . . . As far as I'm concerned, the public has a right to know on this. It isn't classified, so I'm not violating any rules that I see. The officer, and several others who continue to provide information, believe they will be reassigned or disciplined if their identity were made known.
Oil refineries are another problem.
The National Guard has information which indicates that few of the refineries will be able to operate in the Year 2000, and they too will need to shut down early to avoid a dangerous situation. You'll get pipes bursting at these plants. It's cheaper to build a new refinery than it is to pull all the imbedded chips out of the old one. Much of the Y2K problem deals with computer chips that are permanently programmed incorrectly. The chips will not function correctly when the year 2000 arrives. . . .