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SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A green light that Tesoro's purchase of BP's big refinery in Carson complies with anti-trust laws means over time gas prices will go up in the state, Consumer Watchdog said today. The approval by the Federal Trade Commission and California Attorney General of Tesoro's acquisition of BP's Carson refinery and 800 Arco stations in the Southwest is not good for consumers or for competition, the group said. "This might be the...

PITTSBURGH, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --United Steelworkers (USW) commends the Hawaii State Legislature for passing Resolution HCR99/SD1 that urges Governor Neil Abercrombie to add a USW Local 12-591 member to the Hawaii Refinery Task Force and to broaden the issues the task force will review. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO) "By passing this resolution, the state legislature has affirmed its commitment to working with a potential buyer to...

Judge Orders Tesoro to Pay Outstanding Water Bills or Stop Pumping Groundwater LAKEWOOD, Calif., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ralph W. Dau ruled in favor of an injunction against Texas oil giant, Tesoro Corporation, filed by the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD). WRD filed the injunction to stop Tesoro from pumping groundwater because the company has not paid its monthly replenishment assessment (RA) since May...

KAPOLEI, Hawaii, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Steelworkers Union (USW) activists from Local 12-591 delivered 5,000 petitions this morning to Governor Neil Abercrombie, requesting his help in finding a buyer for Tesoro's Kapolei refinery. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO) The activists also requested that the governor appoint a USW representative to his committee that is examining the effect of a Tesoro refinery closure on the Hawaii...

Sapphire Achieves Major Milestone with Continuous Green Crude Oil Production SAN DIEGO, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sapphire Energy, Inc., a leader in algae-based Green Crude oil production, today announced it has entered into a commercial agreement with Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Tesoro Corporation. Under the agreement, Tesoro will purchase crude oil from Sapphire Energy's Green Crude Farm in Columbus, New Mexico, which recently reached a new...

NEW YORK, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Investors Alliance announced new research reports highlighting Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO), Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC), Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO), Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) and HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE: HFC). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below. Valero Energy Corporation...

USW Represents Majority of Workers at Refinery PITTSBURGH, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers Union (USW) today called on Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie to include the USW on a committee being formed to examine the closure of Tesoro's Kapolei refinery and its impact on the state. The committee will also examine coordinating efforts to save the refinery and other issues related to Hawaii's economy. (Logo:...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter today, Consumer Watchdog called on California State Attorney General Kamala Harris to launch a criminal investigation into the conduct of oil companies in the state based on new information that oil refiners were running refineries and building inventories even when they said that they were performing maintenance. The full letter follows below. "It appears that California's oil refineries falsified public...

Otherwise consumers will face even higher prices when Tesoro and Chevron control nearly half of California's fuel refining capacity SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The average price for regular gas in California now stands at $4.67 a gallon, a record for both California and the nation. The spike is a function of low gasoline inventories and recent supply disruptions. California's refinery market is already too small--14 refineries power the world's...

(MSX-CNSX) VANCOUVER, Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Directors of Mountainstar Gold Inc. (the "Company") wish to disseminate to the public a letter that we delivered to Silver Wheaton Corp.: August 3, Our File No: [ ] 2012 Silver Wheaton Corp. 666 Burrard Street, Suite 3150 Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 2X8 Attention: Board of Directors, and, Curt Bernardi Senior Vice President, Legal & Corporate...