Chevron natural gas discovery offshore Western Australia

Posted at: December 15, 2011

Chevron reported a natural gas discovery by Australian subsidiary in the Exmouth plateau the Carnarvon basin, offshore Western Australia.

"Find Vos-1 of our Zwolfter offshore discovery in Australia since mid-2009," said George Kirkland, Vice President, Chevron Corporation.

"Our successful drilling program offshore Western Australia shows Chevron global exploration."

Vos-1 is also about occurred 453 feet (138) net gas pay. Located the well was drilled 1484 meter of water in the field permit WA-439-P about 186 miles (300 km) of Exmouth on the western coast of Australia, in 4869 to a depth of 12.461 (3798m).

"Our ongoing exploration success of our Australian raw materials base further underpins our drive as a leading supplier of liquefied natural gas markets and gas to Western Australia, to", said melody Meyer, President, Chevron Asia Pacific exploration and production.

Chevron Australian subsidiary is the operator of WA-439-P and holds a 50 per cent, with shell development (Australia) Pty Ltd holds the remaining 50%.

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Western refining in 2011 RBS to participate in global high yield Conference

EL PASO, Texas, 12 April 2011 GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-Western refining, Inc. (NYSE: WNR) today announced that company management at the 2011 RBS global high yield will present Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The presentation is currently for Thursday, April 14, 2011, at 2 am PDT planned and will be webcast live. The presentation and a link to the live webcast 14 are from Thursday, April, 2011, the area of investor relations Western refining website at www.wnr.com or 800-680-2452 and reference Conference ID 59686385. The presentation and Webcast archived and remain available until April 22, 2011 at www.wnr.com.

About the Western optimization

Western refining, Inc. is an independent refining and marketing company headquartered in El Paso, Texas. Western operates refineries in El Paso and Gallup, New Mexico. Western asset portfolio includes terminals in Albuquerque and Bloomfield, New Mexico and Yorktown, Virginia, asphalt also refined products terminals in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Albuquerque and El Paso, retail service stations and convenience stores in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, a fleet of crude oil and finished product truck transports, and large petroleum products operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. More information about the company is available at www.wnr.com.

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Forward-looking statement

The presentation is in this release contains forward-looking statements that are protected as forward-looking statements under the private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements contained herein include statements about future crude oil Slate at our refineries including our ability, result in increased amounts of sour crude at our El Paso refinery, refined products supply and demand, future refinery margins and benchmark crack spreads, our ability, Yorktown to a Terminal and storage operating system model, further development and maximizing the Yorktown's memory and terminal facility, our ability, third-party Terminalling and memory successfully negotiate successfully to convert services agreements and/or the sale of the terminal facilities in Yorktown, our capability, consistent EBITDA in Yorktown, to get still continued wholesale customer relationships provide access to sections, sales and future organic growth of the retail group continued growth in our retail group operating income, commodity, future operational improvements at our Gallup refinery, the more other refineries in the area are missing four corners, Acquisition of additional refinery assets, strategic alternatives for logistics assets, future reduction in working capital, our ability to obtain future operating expenses / SG & A initiatives, our ability to meet our ability to maximize the liquidity target credit ratings and/or alternative inventory financing, future population growth in the South West, local and national crude oil production, our ability, revised inventory meet aimed at future discounts of WTI Brent, new pipeline infrastructure, our new or continuous link with specific pipelines, the continuation of the patchwork fuel pump specifications, optimizing the regulatory investment and reliable, secure, optimized and predictable plant operations resumed. These statements are subject to the General risks of our business. Our expectations can or can not be realized. Some of our expectations can be based on assumptions or decisions that prove to be incorrect. In addition, Western's business and operations involve numerous risks and uncertainties, many beyond the Western control that could significantly impact profitability Western of which are assets and cash flows. Additional information about the uncertainties affect Western's business is included in your submissions with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which you are addressed. Future-oriented statements are made only as of the date, and Western assume no obligation to (and disclaims any obligation to) update forward-looking statements based on events or circumstances after the such statements have been made, or to reflect the occurrence of unforeseen events.

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Hacker in China Western targeted oil companies

BEIJING - China hacker stole sensitive information of Western oil companies, reported add a U.S. Security firm Thursday, to complaints about pervasive Internet crime to land tracked.McAfee's report were not identified, but the company said "coordinated, covert and targeted" attacks started in November 2009 and targeted computers of oil and gas companies in the United States, Taiwan, Greece and Kazakhstan. He said the attacker stole bid oilfield about tasks, and the report provide Finanzierung.Doch evidence that the attacks anything other than taste of industrial espionage, companies around the world, teases the standard were, the United States and both accused have China each other deeply involved.The fact that the oil companies were talking more worth can damage your internal information as any attempt to pipelines. McAfee called the attacks "unsophisticated."

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