Barclays Maintains an 'Overweight' on Tesoro (TSO); Anacortes Rail Facility Project To Supply Bakken Crude

July 18, 2011 12:13 PM EDT
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Barclays maintains an 'Overweight' on Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO), PT $37.

Barclays analyst says, "We see this as an incremental positive for TSO and a slight negative to other Midcon refiners. After speaking with management, we estimate TSO's unit train operating costs plus additional processing fees is expected to be approximately $6-8/b. With Bakken crude averaging an $8-9/b discount to ANS (Alaskan North Slope) in 2Q11, this suggests a cost savings/reduction of $0-3/b or $0-33 million pre-tax per year, or $0.00-0.14/share. Equally important, since Bakken oil is better quality than ANS crude, we expect this to translate into improved product yields or the ability for Anacortes to increase other heavy oil runs. Thus, the actual benefit could be much higher than the $0.00-0.14/share estimate."

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Shares of Tesoro Corporation closed at $23.48 yesterday.


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