Industry News & Trends

Oil companies remain about $2 billion apart on splitting Equilon and Motiva.

The brewing industry prepares to battle a new beer tax.

Shipments would hit the California market by the end of the year.

Tobacco company purchases a North Carolina manufacturing facility for new Omni cigarette products.

Oil company strongly denied charges by an Oregon senator that Mobil Corp. once tried to keep an independent California refinery from reopening.

Oregon Democrat says major refiners cut output to boost price, API calls the report "groundless."

California lawmakers propose exempting refiners from blackouts during peak energy periods.

High court rules there is no evidence of an alleged conspiracy to gouge consumers for clean-burning gasoline.