Thread regarding ExxonMobil Corp. layoffs

I can explain this 100%.

XTO in the Fayetteville is set up in a way that running for more than three days below freezing is not possible. Once the dump line freezes they are near impossible to thaw out with any available equipment. After that most of the separators swab out in less than three days. Once that happens you are sending water down the pipeline and all of the pneumatic safety devices freeze up. This is a huge safety concern because they had a separator blow up years back in this exact situation. This concludes the reasonable part.

The second part is how the Fayetteville office has implemented the Safe Choice program. The production foreman has put all of the responsibility on the field personnel for making the decision about whether it is safe to drive. Several years back they informed everyone that it was their decision to go to work in bad weather and if it resulted in a vehicle incident there would be repercussions up to and including termination. No employ is going to risk going to work and having a vehicle incident when they are encouraged to sit at home and get paid.

Also driving in Arkansas when the roads are bad s—s. The state does absolutely nothing to clear the roads.

Simple math man — power prices went through roof, no diesel for generators and compressors down in downstream for gas movement .. it was just simple economical decision — nothing sinister, stop looking for controversy

I think there no one from operations is on this post. What is said here is laughable and shows many have no clue how a site works.

Something with this entire ordeal is not right. It definitely seems that the public is getting the whole story

Somebody learned their science by watching Bill Nye....

Power generation facilities fueled by natural gas from this area of pipeline grid were down and could not accept gas supply. By the time facilities were back online, other sources had already been contracted as part of much larger emergency supply agreements. Had nothing to do with any particular leases or compressors.

@vsf+19wq1WaA

There you go dipshit. A compressor is a compressor anywhere. The principle of gas compression is basic thermodynamics. What you mean to say is understanding how to run a compressor, which it seems like those on this sub have little understanding of.

https://kimray.com/training/how-natural-gas-compressors-work-video-overview

The person disagreeing on here that doesn’t have a clue how natural gas compression works is probably one of the douchebags posting on Yammer all the time. 🤣🤣

@pau+19wq1WaA

Ah yeah. The know it all loser wants to say the plant was shut down because of poor road conditions. You're just as clueless as the others in this sub.

The pipelines weren’t frozen. They just shut the field in because they didn’t want people driving in snow or some other lame excuse. Like I said you don’t have a clue how natural gas compressors work. They don’t have any Diesel engines as backups. If they did have a backup for power it would be a natural gas generator.
How about you quit commenting on a subject you know nothing about. Have a good day.

@xkw+19wq1WaA

No sh– no one uses diesel to power equipment you mo–n. If diesel is there, it's setup as emergency due to mains interruption.

Again, since you want to argue that plant can stay up and running, if the pipeline is frozen, you can't move gas out of it. Adding methanol to a line that is already frozen won't do jack sh–. Why don't you get in your 4x4 and piss on the frozen line to defrost it and prevent your plant from being shut in.

Someone needs to stop watching so much Fox News and realize just because people aren't as stupid as you doesn't make them snowflakes.

@gpi+19wq1WaA

Common sense here isn't very common.. If a sudden cold snap comes through and freezes the pipeline before the volume is adjusted, pushing methanol into a frozen line does absolutely nothing. Also, the world is larger than just what is within the fence line you baffoon.

An alternator? Lol. If you have the facilities to generate your own gas/run an engine to operate your own equipment, sure. If it's diesel run, then you have only as long as the supply lasts. If you're using an emergency battery intended for short supply disruptions, then it's dead within hours. I'd wager that if there is a main electric line running to the facility, that there isn't a backup to operate the plant in the event of a supply disruption.

I guess the person who commented about frozen pipelines has never used methanol to keep the lines from freezing and to melt the ice if they do freeze. Our country is turning into a bunch of wussies. If one person died because they didn’t have gas to heat their home our management should be charged with negligent homicide.

You can also tell they don’t know anything about compressors. The majority of compressors have alternators that charge their electrical systems and keep them running.

Should have had solar panels or better yet a Tesla powerwall back up generator.

If the pipeline is frozen and you can't get out to market, how are you going to move natural gas?

If the site doesn't have enough electricity to keep operating compressors/equipment, how do you keep moving natural gas?

With exxon anything bad is possible