private industry oil and natural gas convenience stores founded 1902 headquarters warren pennsylvania united states area served ohio pennsylvania and new york key people john catsimatidis ceo james e. murphy cfo myron l. turfitt coo products petroleum and derived products revenue 3 387 171 000 1 2015 25.6 % from 2014 operating income 191 468 000 1 2015 273.9 % from 2014 net income 138 027 000 1 2015 176.2 % from 2014 number of employees 4 587 subsidiaries kwik fill country fair inc. website www.urc.com the united refining company is an oil company in warren pennsylvania . the company operates an oil refinery in warren that can process 70 000 barrels of oil into gasoline diesel fuel and other petroleum distillates per day . 2 it distributes gasoline under the kwik fill and keystone brands . contents 1 history 2 citgo 3 alternate energy 4 convenience stores 5 references 6 external links history edit urc fuel truck in pennsylvania with north american oil logo kwik fill sign january 2013 the united refining company was founded in 1902 by harry logan sr. his son harry logan jr. succeeded his father as president and chairman of united refining in 1957 . in 1981 john catsimatidis acquired united refining as a subsidiary of his red apple group . the refinery was expanded from 60 000 barrels per day 9 500 m3 d to 65 000 barrels per day 10 300 m3 d in 1982 . it was expanded again to have a processing capacity of 70 000 barrels per day 11 000 m3 d in 2007 . the employees of the warren refinery are represented by the international union of operating engineers . citgo edit united refining acquired the rights to use the name citgo in 2002 when it bought a local gas station and convenience store chain called country fair inc. in erie pennsylvania 3 which included a license agreement to use citgo s brands trademarks and other forms of identification . 4 after venezuelan president hugo ch vez s speech to the united nations there were calls to boycott the citgo brand . 4 in response urc began phasing out that brandname 4 and has been emphasizing that its crude oil supply comes from north america . urc also continued rebranding its product under the kwik fill and other local names . 5 alternate energy edit united refining blends ethanol with its gasoline in accordance with the energy policy act . convenience stores edit united refining company distributes its oil through its line of owned and operated convenience stores totaling approximately 375 throughout upstate new york pennsylvania and northeast ohio . the stores operate under the names kwik fill red apple or country fair . many kwik fill locations like the one in the photo above are full service meaning they pump your gas for you . references edit the united refinery in warren pennsylvania a b c united refining company reports fiscal 2009 year end results pdf press release . united refining company . november 30 2009 . retrieved april 28 2010 . carroll jim may 10 2007 . united refining hikes capacity . erie times news . martin jim january 1 2002 . warren pa . based united refining buys convenience store chain country fair . erie times news . a b c carroll jim october 11 2006 . comments spark call for citgo boycott . erie times news . associated press . citgo signs coming down in response to venezuelan leader s remarks . wstm tv . archived from the original on september 28 2007 . retrieved july 18 2007 . external links edit united refining co. website v t e major convenience stores in north america canada 7 eleven circle k cst brands couche tard irving mac s convenience stores needs convenience on the run pioneer provi soir quickie convenience stores honduras circle k mexico 7 eleven circle k oxxo super city tiendas extra united states 7 eleven a plus abc stores albertsons allsup s ampm casey s general stores cenex chevron circle k convenient food mart cst brands cumberland farms dairy barn dari mart exxon famima gate petroleum getgo getty go mart high s dairy store holiday jr. food mart jr. food stores kum & go kwik fill red apple country fair kwik trip kwik star kroger convenience stores kwik shop loaf n jug quik stop smith s express tom thumb turkey hill lawson love s travel stops & country stores mapco express minit mart mobil mart on the go on the run the pantry pdq food stores pilot flying j pilot food mart plaid pantry quality dairy company quick chek quiktrip racetrac raceway road ranger roady s truck stops royal farms rutter s sheetz speedway stewart s shops stripes convenience stores stuckey s superamerica tedeschi food shops thorntons inc. tom s convenience store town pump travelcenters of america united dairy farmers wawa food markets weigel s former becker s bp connect town & country food stores uni mart utotem white hen pantry wilco retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title united refining company & oldid 744001698 categories warren county pennsylvaniaprivately held companies based in pennsylvaniaeconomy of new yorkeconomy of ohioeconomy of 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