16 Quotes by Rick Mueller

The Nigerian rebels have shown they are able to interdict shipments. It won't be surprising if there are more disruptions.

The new specifications are confusing folks. It makes it hard to know where we stand when it comes to inventories.

It seems every day there's a story of a refinery with a problem,

In a lot of ways we're hostage to the weather. . . . Everybody is kind of keeping their eye on the thermometer, seeing where that's going.

In recent years prices have run up at this time of year because of concerns about gasoline supplies. In the end we always get through. At the end of the day there appears to be enough capacity out there.

The underlying fundamentals are so tight that we always have to be concerned about the worst-case scenario. Last year, Ivan cut production by 1 million barrels a day and although that's not likely, it has to be taken into account.

The Houston area is ground zero of the refining industry. If it suffers the scope of damage caused to refineries in Louisiana by Katrina, we could see rationing and queues at the gas pump.