Western Refining Begins Startup of Its El Paso Refinery

abarrelfull wrote on 15 Feb 2011 11:52
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Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE:WNR) announced today that its El Paso refinery began starting various units late last week and anticipates returning to normal operations later this week. The El Paso refinery experienced damage and interruption to its operations due to record-breaking low temperatures and interruptions to its electrical supply beginning February 2, 2011.

About Western Refining

Western Refining, Inc. is an independent refining and marketing company headquartered in El Paso, Texas. Western operates refineries in El Paso, and Gallup, New Mexico. Western's asset portfolio also includes refined products terminals in Albuquerque and Bloomfield, New Mexico and Yorktown, Virginia, asphalt terminals in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Albuquerque, and El Paso, retail service stations and convenience stores in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, a fleet of crude oil and finished product truck transports, and wholesale petroleum products operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. More information about the Company is available at www.wnr.com

• Western Refining Begins Startup of Its El Paso Refinery

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