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Monday, March 25, 2013  California farmers team up to build bio-refinery that will convert sugar beets to ethanol

Monday, March 11, 2013  Three Panhandle communities have been rocked by the tragic crash near the Valero Refinery Sunday afternoon

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Bad news if you drive. Petroleum analysts are expecting the price of gasoline to sharply increase in the next few days.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is now considering granting some of the nation's largest refineries massive tax refunds at the cost of counties and school districts.

Thursday, July 28, 2011  A fire, reported at the Phillips plant near Borger is being allowed to let itself burn, officials said.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  ConocoPhillips, the nation's third-largest oil company, said Thursday that it will split itself into two separate publicly traded companies and its CEO and Chairman Jim Mulva plans to retire once the transaction is complete.

Friday, June 10, 2011  The New Mexico Environmental Department has fined Western Refining Company $350,000 for an emission violation at a Gallup refinery.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011  An announcement from Valero Energy Corporation means big news for our area. The company says they plan to expand crude unit capacity at the Valero Mckee Refinery in Moore County

Monday, May 17, 2010  Firefighters are battling a blaze at a southeast Houston refinery.

Thursday, May 06, 2010  A truck driver burned when an 18-wheeler exploded at a San Antonio refinery is still in critical condition.

Friday, April 02, 2010  Update: deadly blast and fire claims a fourth victim.

Thursday, March 04, 2010  Two days after an explosion and fire killed two Texas men at a southeastern New Mexico oil refinery, one of the injured survivors has filed a lawsuit that details the cause - a welding accident on a large tank partially filled with tar.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010  Federal and state investigators today went through the debris at a New Mexico oil refinery where a storage tank explosion killed two Texans.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009  Local children's charities today received a total of $250,000 from employees of the Valero McKee Refinery

Tuesday, April 14, 2009  Gov't: gasoline prices to increase, but stay low for summer; US crude production to rise