as nyse wnr s & p 500 component industry oil founded 1997 headquarters el paso texas usa number of locations 3 oil refineries 543 retail locations 1 area served united states mexico key people jeff a. stevens chief executive officer paul l. foster chairman of the board products refined products production output crude oil services convenience stores service stations revenue 15.2 billion 2014 . 2 operating income 1.1 billion 2014 . 3 net income 710.1 million 2014 . 4 total assets 5.67 billion 2014 . 5 total equity 2.79 billion 2014 . 6 number of employees 5 700 7 subsidiaries western refining logistics website wnr.com western refining inc. is a texas based fortune 200 8 and global 2000 9 crude oil refiner and marketer operating primarily in the southwestern north central and mid atlantic regions of the united states . western refining wnr has been publicly traded on the new york stock exchange since january 2006 and is the fourth largest publicly traded independent refiner and marketer in the nation . 10 the company is headquartered in el paso texas ; 11 its refineries are located in el paso gallup new mexico and st. paul park minnesota . these refineries have a combined crude oil processing capacity of approximately 242 500 barrels per day 38 550 m3 d . 12 a majority of products produced at these refineries are light products consisting of gasoline diesel fuel and jet fuel . all four refineries have truck loading terminals . the el paso refinery delivers to a number of other markets via pipeline . 13 western refining owns and operates a wholesale division that works in conjunction with the refining operations . through the refineries and these affiliated companies western refining serves a broad customer base in arizona california colorado minnesota nevada new mexico western texas utah wisconsin northern chihuahua mexico and the central east coast region . 14 contents 1 history 2 current capacity 3 terminals and other locations 4 retail 5 western refining logistics 6 external links 7 references history edit the el paso texas refinery was originally two refineries across from each other on trowbridge avenue one operated by texaco the other larger by chevron oil . in 1997 the company refinery holding was formed to manage the refineries ; it purchased them outright in 2000 . western refining purchased a pipeline system from chevron capable of delivering 115 000 barrels of crude oil per day . in 2006 it became a publicly traded company on the new york stock exchange . 15 in august 28 2006 western refining bought giant industries gi for 1.23 billion in cash creating the fourth largest publicly traded independent oil refiner in the usa . the combined company created the capacity to handle about 216 000 barrels a day from four refineries about 84 % more than western s current capacity at the time . 16 in november 12 2013 western acquired acon investments and tpg s ownership interests in northern tier energy lp nti for 775 million . this acquisition included the st. paul park refinery which increased western s refining barrel capacity by 89 500 barrels per day . it also acquired pipeline access to bakken and canadian crude oil plus product terminals storage tanks rail facilities and mississippi river dockage . the company also gained ownership of retail assets that included superamerica retail channel of 163 company operated and 74 franchised convenience stores . 17 in addition to its refineries giant industries based in scottsdale ariz. owned a crude oil gathering pipeline system based in farmington n.m. a fleet of crude oil and finished product truck transports and a chain of retail service stations and convenience stores in new mexico colorado and arizona . current capacity edit main refinery in el paso the current capacity of the el paso refinery is 128 000 barrels per day . an expansion is in the planning stages for 2013 2014 to increase capacity to 150 000 barrel per day . 18 the refinery near gallup new mexico has a capacity of 26 000 barrels per day after an expansion during 2012 . western refining also owns a refinery in bloomfield new mexico but it s currently closed . western refining sold the yorktown terminal and refinery as well as a segment of an oil pipeline in new mexico to subsidiaries of plains all american pipeline co for approximately 220 million . the company retained its east coast wholesale business and continued to market petroleum products in the mid atlantic region but focused its refining and most of its wholesale retail and marketing operations in the us southwest . 19 with the purchase of the st. paul park refinery western s total capacity is of approximately 242 500 barrels per day 38 550 m3 d . terminals and other locations edit western refining has refined products terminals in albuquerque and bloomfield new mexico and yorktown virginia asphalt terminals in phoenix and tucson arizona albuquerque and el paso . it also has a fleet of crude oil and finished product truck transports and wholesale petroleum products operations in arizona california colorado nevada new mexico texas utah virginia and maryland . 20 retail edit howdy s convenience store part of western refining s retail services western owns and operates more than 260 convenience stores and gas stations located in arizona colorado new mexico and texas . 21 the company markets under its own brands of giant mustang sundial and through northern tier energy in the minnesota wisconsin and south dakota superamerica plus a number of locations feature the brands of other oil companies . they also license western branded fuel to other retail stores . 22 western both purchases oil from the mexican parastatal pemex and sells refined oil products back to buyers in mexico . western refining logistics edit in july 2013 western refining hoped to raise 287.5 million in a public stock offering for its recently formed pipeline and storage subsidiary western refining logistics wnrl . the subsidiary formed as a limited partnership will operate develop and acquire terminals storage tanks pipelines and other logistic assets the company reported in a filing with the u.s. securities and exchange commission . it now has 300 miles of crude oil pipelines and gathering systems and storage and terminal facilities for crude oil and fuel in west texas and new mexico . 23 the bulk of the money raised from the stock offering would go to the parent western refining to reimburse the company for the assets used to form the logistics company western reported in its filing . it would use 50 million of the money raised for general partnership purposes it reported . the logistics company will initially get all revenue through a 10 year fee based agreement with the parent western refining for pipeline terminal and storage services it reported . the fees are expected to total almost 120 million next year or 92 percent of its forecasted annual revenues of almost 131 million . external links edit western refining website western refining logistics website sun bowl western refining college all america golf classic references edit western refineries . western refininf . retrieved 2016 04 04 . western refining reports fourth quarter and full year 2014 results . 2015 02 27 . retrieved 2015 02 27 . western refining reports fourth quarter and full year 2014 results . 2015 02 27 . retrieved 2015 02 27 . western refining reports fourth quarter and full year 2014 results . 2015 02 27 . retrieved 2015 02 27 . western refining reports fourth quarter and full year 2014 results . 2015 02 27 . retrieved 2015 02 27 . western refining reports fourth quarter and full year 2014 results . 2015 02 27 . retrieved 2015 02 27 . the world s biggest public companies . forbes . fortune 500 2015 fortune 500 companies 151 200 . cnn . the world s biggest public companies . forbes . western refining press release western refining . retrieved 2013 06 26 . the world s biggest public companies . forbes . hoovers company information hoovers . retrieved 2013 02 26 . western refining supply areas el paso times . retrieved 2013 03 26 . western refining products and services wnr.com . retrieved 2013 06 26 . profile our history jobing.com . retrieved 2013 08 19 . profile western refining to buy giant industries usa today . usa today . 2006 08 28 . retrieved 2013 08 19 . western refining acquires ownership interests in northern tier energy lp . retrieved 2013 11 15 . western refining rises on oil boom el paso inc . january 20 2013 . retrieved 2013 06 26 . western refining sells its yorktown refinery bizmology . january 5 2012 . retrieved 2013 06 26 . western refining corporate profile . 2013 08 23 . retrieved 2013 08 25 . western refining company l.p. company information hoovers . retrieved 2013 06 26 . business bio western refining greater phoenix chamber of commerce . retrieved 2013 08 25 . western refining logistics subsidiary aims for 287 million in proposed stock offering . el paso times . retrieved 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