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RE: Tesoro Wilmington Coker Fire Out

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Update: Tesoro Eyes Mid-October Restart for Fire-Downed Coker at 100,000 b/dWilmington, California RefineryTesoro expects to resume normal rates by mid-October at its fire-slowed, 100,000 b/d Wilmington, Californiarefinery, the company said on October 6. The September 25 fire forced shut a coking unit, Tesoro said. Theincident also exposed 60,000 square feet of asbestos-containing debris, which workers began cleaning at the endof September, according to a spokesman with the South Coast Air Quality Management District.Bloomberg News, 11:48 October 6, 2009Reuters, 09:35 October 6, 2009

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