Oil company BP said Monday that it has agreed to sell its refinery in Carson, Calif., and other West Coast assets to Tesoro Corp.
Oil company BP said Monday that it has agreed to sell its refinery in Carson, Calif., and other West Coast assets to Tesoro Corp.
Tesoro is paying $2.5 billion in cash for the refinery, pipelines, storage terminals, marine terminals and about 800 Arco-branded retail outlets in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada, the British company said.
BP also is selling the Arco brand rights for Northern California, Oregon and Washington and will lease them back from Tesoro.
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With industrial safety in the news after the horrific April 17, 2013 fertilizer plant blast in West, Texas, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen and other members of the Washington congressional delegation are pressing for results from a federal investigation into the April 10, 2010 refinery explosion that killed seven Tesoro workers in Anacortes.
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Kennewick police are warning about counterfeit money being passed around town.
Fake $5, $10 and $20 bills recently have been found in deposits made by businesses, said Sgt. Ken Lattin.
Detectives are investigating an incident Friday when five counterfeit bills were used at Yoke's Fresh Markets, he said.
Washington State men’s basketball coach Ken Bone said athletic director Bill Moos issued no ultimatums this week when they talked about the Cougars. But Bone said no words were needed to get a key point across.
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