Tesoro Provides Operational Update on Wilmington Coker

October 6, 2009 9:33 AM EDT

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) expects to resume operation of its coking unit at the Wilmington Refinery by the middle of October. The unit, which was the site of a fire on September 25, is expected to operate at full rates, which would allow the refinery to return to its planned production levels at that time.

Tesoro Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products. Tesoro, through its subsidiaries, operates seven refineries in the western United States with a combined capacity of approximately 665,000 barrels per day. Tesoro's retail-marketing system includes over 870 branded retail stations, of which over 380 are company operated under the Tesoro(R), Shell(R), Mirastar(R) and USA Gasoline(TM) brands.

This press release contains certain statements that are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 concerning our business operations. For more information concerning factors that could affect these statements see our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to any such forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which we become aware of, after the date hereof.

    Source: Tesoro Corporation

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