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The Motley Fool March 27, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Valero Spins Crude Into Gold Valero's ability to inexpensively produce low-sulfur gasoline should spark investor interest.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2008 Toby Shute	Good Golly, Holly The explosion in the share price of refiner Holly Corp. certainly had to do with the company's unexpectedly strong results for the fourth quarter.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2007 Toby Shute	Tesoro's Treasured Results Refiner Tesoro achieved record earnings on the back of extremely high refining margins. The greatest improvements came in the mid-continent region.
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The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Robert Aronen	20-Bagger on the Move After a 20-fold gain in four years, can oil refiner Giant Industries keep growing? Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool October 27, 2004 Bill Mann	Nothing Sour About Valero The oil company demonstrates what can happen when you have an absolute advantage in material costs.
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The Motley Fool June 14, 2011 Jim Mueller	Rising Star Buy: Cracking Into Western Refining If Western Refining continues to grow its margins and the market's fears about oil and the economy are eased, the company's stock price should rise.
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