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Tesoro gets state and federal clearance to buy BP's Arco assets
State and federal authorities cleared the way Friday for Tesoro Corp. to buy BP's Carson refinery, the Arco brand and other assets, and the Texas oil giant agreed to California restrictions on prices, jobs and retrofits to protect the environment. The...
Tags: Global Warming, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Kamala D. Harris
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Tesoro is cleared to buy BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations
Tesoro Corp. won federal and state clearance for its purchase of BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations and other assets for $2.4 billion, an acquisition that would further concentrate the state's fuel-making capacity into only two players — Tesoro and...
Tags: Chevron Corportion, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Gasoline Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Consumers
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As Memorial Day nears, California gasoline prices rise above $4
Summer is coming. The long Memorial Day weekend is just two weeks away and, of course, average gasoline prices in California are back up above $4 a gallon. On Friday, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in California was $4.062, up 7.6...
Tags: Gasoline Industry, Memorial Day, AAA, Auto Trends, Petroleum Industry
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Study: Gulf oil spill is sickening fish vital to seafood industry
The seafood is safe to eat and the Gulf of Mexico tourism industry is recovering three years after the nation’s worst offshore oil spill spewed more than 200 million gallons of crude oil into the waters off Louisiana. But despite that BP-sponsored...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Oil Spills, Environmental Issues, Mining
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Video images yield two possible Boston bombing suspects
BOSTON — Authorities have obtained clear images of the faces of two men with backpacks who they believe were acting suspiciously around the time of the Boston Marathon bombings, a potential breakthrough in the search to find who planted the deadly...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Thomas Menino, Kim Murphy (actor), Justice System, Deval Patrick
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Arkansas oil spill is only a fraction of annual pipeline losses
The images from Mayflower, Ark., after a March 29 oil spill were particularly repulsive: A river of black goo running through yards and down the street of a subdivision, and hundreds of workers arriving to clean up an industrial mess in a peaceful burg....
Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Crime, Law and Justice, Oil Spills, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues
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Stock spotlight: Occidental Petroleum seeks stability at the top
The nation's fourth biggest oil company, Occidental Petroleum Corp., is primarily involved in oil and natural gas exploration and production. It is also a major manufacturer of oil-related chemicals. The Westwood company said its domestic production...
Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Prices, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Stephen I. Chazen, CEO Pay
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Explosion in West, Texas, causes few hard feelings
WEST, Texas — A week after a fertilizer plant explosion killed 14 residents, injured more than 150 others and leveled scores of homes, one emotion is notably absent here among citizens and officials alike: outrage. "Water under the bridge," said...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Punishment, Emergency Incidents, Health and Safety at Work, Fines
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Ethics agency launches probe of environmental regulator
SACRAMENTO -- The state's ethics agency is investigating whether one of California's top environmental regulators violated conflict-of-interest laws by regulating companies in which she owns stock. Officials at the Fair Political Practices Commission...Tags: General Electric Company, Chevron Corportion, Religion and Belief, Consumers, Values
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Oil revenue fuels intense fighting among Alaska lawmakers
JUNEAU, Alaska — Over most of the last several decades, Alaska's North Slope was America's energy powerhouse. The legendary oil fields of Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk gushed 2 million barrels a day out of the frozen tundra and down the Trans-Alaska...
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues, Parties and Movements, Petroleum Industry, Energy Saving
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Jerry Brown staff exodus continues
SACRAMENTO -- Yet another member of Gov. Jerry Brown’s team is packing her bags. Elizabeth Ashford, who served as the governor’s top deputy press secretary, has announced she is leaving the administration next month. Ashford was one of a...Tags: Jerry Brown, Regional Authority, Politics, Government
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Officials reviewing conflict-of-interest charges against 2 regulators
SACRAMENTO -- Ethics officials are reviewing allegations that two of state's top environmental regulators violated conflict-of-interest rules by regulating companies in which they own stock. Officials at the Fair Political Practices Commission said...Tags: General Electric Company, Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief, Values, Ethics
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