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Western Refining, Inc (NYSE:WNR) up by 0.28%

Boston, MA 05/21/2013 (wallstreetpr) – The trading session on Monday saw Real Goods Solar, Inc (NASDAQ:RSOL) climbing up by 0.28%. It closed at a price of $32.47 which reached an intraday high of $33.15 before heading down to close at $31.88 per share. The average volume of 1.92 million shares was measured over a 30-day period.

Western Refining, Inc (NYSE:WNR) (Up by 0.28%, closed : $32.47) is an independent crude-oil refining and marketing company. It deals in refined products and operates convenience stores and service stations as well.  WNR operates in three different business segments: the refining group, the retail group and the wholesale group. Western Refining, Inc (NYSE:WNR) is the owner of and operates two different refineries. These have an around 151,000 barrels per day, crude oil throughput capacity. In addition to the 128,000 barrels per day refinery that it owns in El Paso, Texas, the company is also the owner and operator of a refinery near Gallup, New Mexico.

This refinery produces 23,000 barrels per day. On 29 December 2011, Western Refining, Inc (NYSE:WNR) closed the sale of its Yorktown terminal and refining assets. Its operating areas primarily cover Arizona, West Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, as well as the Mid-Atlantic region. In addition to these refineries, the company owns and operates other stand-alone refined product distribution terminals. These are located in New Mexico, Albuquerque and Bloomfield. It also has asphalt terminals in Tucson, Arizona, Phoenix, Albuquerque, and El Paso.

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