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Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend and Declares Special Dividend DALLAS, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alon USA Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ALJ) ("Alon") today announced results for the first quarter of 2013. Net income for the first quarter of 2013 was $54.2 million, or $0.86 per share, compared to net loss of $(29.4) million, or $(0.52) per share, for the same period last year. Excluding special items, Alon recorded net income of $54.2 million, or $0.86 per share, for the first quarter of...

Partnership schedules conference call for May 9, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern DALLAS, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alon USA Partners, LP (NYSE: ALDW) (the "Partnership") today announced results for the first quarter of 2013. Net income for the first quarter of 2013 was $93.5 million, or $1.50 per unit, compared to $48.1 million for the same period last year. Paul Eisman, CEO and President of the Partnership's general partner, commented, "Our first quarter results, the first full...

Company schedules conference call for March 7, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern DALLAS, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alon USA Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ALJ) ("Alon") today announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $22.2 million, or $0.35 per share, compared to net loss of $(12.9) million, or $(0.23) per share, for the same period last year. Excluding special items, Alon recorded net income of $36.1 million, or $0.58 per...

Company schedules conference call for March 7, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern DALLAS, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alon USA Partners, LP (NYSE: ALDW) ("Alon") today announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $113.2 million compared to $45.5 million for the same period last year. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $381.9 million compared to $294.4 million for the same period last year. Paul Eisman,...

Prices Reflect Three Market Periods - Americas, Asia, Europe; More Forward-Dated U.S. Data LONDON, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Platts, a leading global energy, petrochemicals and metals information provider, has expanded its offering of forward-dated price assessments, known as forward curves, for crude oil and refined products. Just launched is a new Platts Follow-the-Sun series of global price curves and an extension of the time period captured in the Americas curves data. "The...

EVERGREEN, Colo., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BENTEK Energy, the natural gas and crude oil analytics unit of Platts, today announced the launch of its new monthly report, Market Call: North American Crude Oil, which features five-year price forecasts for a host of North American low-sulfur oils, commonly known as light, sweet crudes. The new monthly is designed to help energy producers, suppliers and other market participants better understand and estimate how changes to macro...

DALLAS, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alon USA Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ALJ) ("Alon") today announced results for the third quarter of 2012. Net income for the third quarter of 2012 was $43.2 million, or $0.76 per share, compared to net income of $28.6 million, or $0.51 per share, for the same period last year. Excluding special items, Alon recorded net income of $47.6 million, or $0.84 per share, for the third quarter of 2012, compared to net income of $39.0 million, or $0.70 per...

DALLAS, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alon USA Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ALJ) ("Alon") today announced results for the second quarter of 2012. Net income for the second quarter of 2012 was $43.1 million, or $0.77 per share, compared to net income of $13.7 million, or $0.25 per share, for the same period last year. Excluding special items, Alon recorded net income of $35.2 million, or $0.63 per share, for the second quarter of 2012, compared to net income of $16.7 million, or $0.30 per...

DALLAS, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alon USA Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ALJ) ("Alon") today announced results for the first quarter of 2012. Net loss for the first quarter of 2012 was $29.4 million, or $0.52 per share, compared to net income of $13.1 million, or $0.24 per share, for the same period last year. Excluding special items, Alon recorded net income of $8.4 million, or $0.15 per share, for the first quarter of 2012, compared to net income of $18.7 million, or $0.34 per...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Miller Energy Resources, Inc. ("Miller") (NYSE: MILL), a high growth oil and natural gas exploration, production and drilling company announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cook Inlet Energy, LLC, has executed a new contract for the sale of its Alaska oil, which resulted in a substantial increase in the purchase price. The previous contract priced the oil based on the NYMEX Settlement prices for West Texas Intermediate...