July 24, 2025 archive

What’s this? California working to save Valero refinery?

    How’s this for a shift in a state’s anti-oil and gas policies and views? California is stepping in to find a buyer for Valero Energy’s Benicia refinery near San Francisco. It’s trying to save the refinery in a move reflective of its concerns over protecting gasoline supplies. After alll, California has some of …

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Energy briefs

** Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore is sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a bribery scheme that involved giving jobs to associates of Illinois’ former House Speaker in exchange for favorable legislation.  ** The U.S. Commerce Department’s Inspector General launches an investigation into whether the Trump administration’s staffing cuts at the …

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