Weird its because all oil people have to live in texas at one time or another you should see how many of those people we have up here
--Beth, Pseudo usenet cop Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) Anchorage, Alaska ----- Original Message ----- From: "Braver, Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 8:17 AM Subject: RE: SOLD (again) > Actually, they are headquartered in San Antonio, TX. > Interestingly, so is Valero Energy, and so was Ultramar Diamond Shamrock. > > -Ben > > > -----Original Message----- > From: BethF [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:22 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: SOLD (again) > > > i think they are an alaskan company - they are the ONLY refinery in alaska. > Despite the fact that all the gas comes out of the ground here, it goes down > there to get refined and we pay skyhigh prices because it has to get shipped > back up. > > --Beth, Pseudo usenet cop > Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike > Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) > Anchorage, Alaska > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Braver, Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 8:08 AM > Subject: RE: SOLD (again) > > > > Beth, > > > > that's good news, thanks. > > > > They have a refinery in Alaska, also Washington State, Hawaii, and North > > Dakota. Getting into the Northern California market is a b-i-g plus for > > them. Besides the refinery, the deal includes 70 gas stations. > > > > -Ben > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: BethF [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:12 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: SOLD (again) > > > > > > Tesoro is big here in alaska. No one ever leaves the company, i figure > > thats a good sign. > > > > --Beth, Pseudo usenet cop > > Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike > > Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) > > Anchorage, Alaska > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Braver, Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 8:01 AM > > Subject: SOLD (again) > > > > > > > Hi gang, > > > > > > Well, the corporate schizophrenia has reached a new height. > > > > > > Quick recap: > > > > > > in Sept. 2000, our "Avon" refinery was sold by Tosco to Ultramar Diamond > > > Shamrock then renamed the Golden Eagle refinery. > > > Life was wonderful, huge improvement from the former owners. > > > > > > As of Jan 1 2002, UDS merged into Valero Energy (if you're counting, > > that's > > > the 3rd name on the paycheck in little over a year). > > > The US Federal Trade Commission took one look (and calculation) at the > > > Valero Benicia refinery and Ultramar Golden Eagle refinery literally > > within > > > sight of each other across the river, and said "no way dudes, that would > > be > > > anti-competitive. > > > > > > So, we were put up for sale, with Federal trustees in our building to > keep > > > us "separate" from the parent company who is now a competitor. > > > We were told they hoped to close a sale by June 2002. > > > > > > Came in to work this morning to find a press release that we have been > > > purchased by Tesoro Petroleum, and the sale will close in April. Whoa!! > > > > > > From everything we hear, Tesoro is a really good company with > > award-winning > > > safety and environmental records. > > > We have meetings later this morning in the Clubhouse to hear all the > > > details. > > > (There used to be an employee village here. There's still a "clubhouse" > > and > > > old one-room schoolhouse on the premises.) > > > > > > Buyer keeping on all employees (at least initially). We have been told > > > there's a "retention bonus" if we stay on. > > > > > > So, another round of overhauling systems to change company names etc. > > > Wheeeee. > > > > > > Ben Braver > > > Information Technology > > > Ultramar Inc. > > > Golden Eagle Refinery > > > 150 Solano Way > > > Martinez, CA 94553-1487 > > > (925) 370-3673 voice > > > (925) 370-3393 fax > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
