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The Motley Fool November 2, 2007 Toby Shute	Refining Enters the House of Horrors For an oil refining company like Tesoro, when gasoline prices lag the rise in crude oil, and refining margins get squeezed, the results can be disastrous.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Toby Shute	Valero Rises Through Cracks There's nothing crude about Valero Energy's business model. Buy oil and turn it into more valuable end-user products.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2009 Christopher Barker	Strung Out on Crack Spreads and Goodwill Valero Energy released fourth-quarter and year-end results and turned what could have been a solid quarter into a nightmare by taking a $4.1 billion goodwill impairment charge.
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.
The Motley Fool May 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Brave Frontier This small refiner seems overpriced, but it's positioned in the refining sweet spot. Investors, be careful about overpaying for this stock, though.
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The Motley Fool May 12, 2009 Christopher Barker	A Reversal of Refining Fortunes Several refiners swing to profits as gasoline margins improve.
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The Motley Fool November 6, 2008 Christopher Barker	'Tis the Season to Be Holly Refiner Holly entered the earnings ring this week packing a one-two punch of improved gross refining margins and a pristine balance sheet.
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The Motley Fool April 30, 2007 Toby Shute	Valero: Hooked on Crack Spreads Valero depends on them to earn its outsized profits. With gasoline inventories low, business is booming. These high spread levels can't last indefinitely -- so investors need to be careful with this refiner group.
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.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Holly's Good Quarter Falls Short While refining margins jumped sharply, they weren't good enough to meet estimates. Investors still hanging on to these shares will need to buckle in for the swings and swoons that are almost sure to come.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2004 Ben McClure	Refiners Pumped Up Refinery stocks are way up, but leave them alone.
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The Motley Fool July 29, 2009 Christopher Barker	Valero Would Like to Cap and Trade Its Losses Valero has a message for you about taxes.
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The Motley Fool September 11, 2009 Christopher Barker	Refiners Already Feel a Chill Valero is hunkering down for a tough winter.
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The Motley Fool May 24, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Sunoco's Air of Refinement Despite higher gasoline prices, refining and marketing margins are beginning to move the other way. I'm not sure I could recommend buying this stock today.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2007 Robert Aronen	One Road to Lower Gas Prices Americans consume 20.8 million bpd of crude, compared to domestic production of 5.2 million bpd. Conservation stands as the lone card in our hand. As an investor, all of this points toward continuation of the oil boom.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2005 W.D. Crotty	The Frontier of Oil Refining Frontier Oil is profiting handsomely from being able to process heavy crude oil. But what's the earnings potential?
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 19, 2009 Christopher Barker	Calumet: 3 Strikes, You're Out! This specialty products refiner remains a risky bet after each of the past three quarters have raised major red flags.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2007 Toby Shute	Quick Take: Take THAT, Big Oil! High gas prices today are mostly a consequence of choices made by the public, not a few oilmen sitting in a smoky room in Houston. Boycotts may shift purchases by a day, but they aren't going to change anything. Your long-term driving behavior, however, has an impact.
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The Motley Fool November 6, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Frontier Oil Finally Falls Strong? Yes. Invincible? No. The stock is down roughly 15%, and the company's swung to a third-quarter loss.
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The Motley Fool February 19, 2009 Christopher Barker	Refining That Competitive Advantage Refiner Holly not only delivered a solid fourth quarter that crushed analyst expectations by more than 70%, but also utilized this period of weakened demand to increase its long-term competitive advantage.