Refinery rail project would ease crude oil supply concerns
A Phillips 66 refinery on the Nipomo Mesa is hoping to supplement its dwindling inflow of California crude by extending a rail spur that will allow it to import oil from out of state.
The refinery — tucked away off of Highway 1 in South San Luis Obispo County — is a little-known yet critical part of the Golden State’s petroleum infrastructure. It processes the state’s heavy, sour crude into semi-refined products that flow through 200 miles of pipeline to Conoco’s 128,000-barrel-a-day facility in Rodeo in the Bay Area, where it is turned into gasoline.
KEYT parent gets the timing right with Central Coast rolloup
KEYT’s parent company is making a major consolidation move in taking over the Fox affiliate on the Central Coast.
Vintners toast Miller family’s historic role at Bien Nacido
It was an evening for some of the region’s acclaimed winemakers to uncork their best library wines.
Anatomy of a business failure: How one small firm was squeezed out
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American manufacturers keep it close to home in the Tri-Counties
In honor of the long 4th of July holiday weekend, I’m going to devote this column to American manufacturing.
