by Associated Press Published: April 2,2012
Tags: acquisitions, convenience stores, distributors, expansions, gas stations, gasoline, mergers, Oil, oil and gas, petroleum, relocation
NATCHEZ — Two long-time Miss-Lou oil distributors have recently been bought out, but one of the buyers is expanding its market share in Mississippi and making plans to move out of Louisiana. Delta Fuel Co. Inc. recently bought the wholesale side of Independent Oil and Coal Co., and has leased the bulk plant of Cloutier [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 29,2012
Tags: acquisitions, convenience stores, food, gas, gasoline, groceries, marts, mergers, Oil, petroleum, retail, stores
NATCHEZ and RIDGELAND — Ridgeland-based Victory Properties has bought 11 convenience stores and nine dealer accounts of Cloutier Oil in Natchez. Lawrie Cloutier, owner of Cloutier Oil, tells the Natchez Democrat the sale was completed March 19. Terms were not disclosed. Cloutier Oil was started Oct. 1, 1958, and originally served commercial businesses that had [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 22,2012
Tags: cabs, city council, councilmen, fuel, gasoline, hearing, municipal government, petroleum, rates, taxis
JACKSON — The Jackson City Council has scheduled a public hearing on whether taxicab fares should be increased by $1 per mile. The Clarion-Ledger reports taxicab companies have lobbied the council in recent months for the hike. They say higher gas prices make it difficult to operate at the current $2 per mile allowed by [...] [...]
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI — Plans to build a $220 million pipeline to transport gasoline and diesel from the Valero St. Charles Refinery in Norco, La., to a Mississippi pipeline hub are on track to begin this summer, company officials said. The Times-Picayune reports Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, a Houston pipeline transportation and energy storage company, announced [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 22,2012
Tags: convenience stores, elections, environment, fine, gasoline, Politics, pollution, retail, retailer, state government
EUPORA — Republican congressional candidate Henry Ross is paying a $1,000 fine for failing to test fuel tanks at his north Mississippi convenience store. Ross told The Associated Press he mailed the check yesterday to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, which found that he failed to test one or more of the gas tanks [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 1,2012
Tags: attorneys, contracts, courts, damages, disaster, disaster recovery, environment, explosion, gas, gasoline, habitat, judges, judicial, judiciary, law, lawyers, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, seafood, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge ruled yesterday that Halliburton could avoid paying most of the pollution claims that resulted from the catastrophic 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill because it was shielded in a contract with well-owner BP. Still, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier said that Halliburton is not exempt from paying punitive damages [...] [...]
PASCAGOULA — Chevron Corporation has unveiled a $32.7-billion capital and exploratory spending program for 2012. Total investments for 2011 are estimated at $33 billion, reflecting approximately $28 billion in capital and exploratory expenditures and $4.5 billion for the acquisition of Atlas Energy Inc., which closed earlier in the year. Capital spending of $3.6 billion in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 6,2011
Tags: energy, gas, gasoline, municipal government, Oil, oil and gas, oil drilling, petroleum, rezoning, zoning
NATCHEZ — DRAYCO Exploration has received final approval for its proposed oil well operation that fronts Cemetery Road from the Natchez Board of Aldermen. The Natchez Democrat reports the board approved an ordinance that rezones five acres on an 81-acre tract of land to permit the drilling and development of the oil well. City Planner [...] [...]
HATTIESBURG — The U.S. Chemical Safety Board plans to release a report tomorrow on a fatal petroleum facility accident in south Mississippi that left two teenagers dead. CSB chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso is scheduled to present the findings during a 9 a.m. news conference at the Hampton Inn in Hattiesburg. On Oct. 31, 2009, 18-year-old Wade [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 13,2011
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, federal government, gasoline, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil spill, petroleum
GULF OF MEXICO — Federal regulators yesterday cited oil company BP PLC and two other companies — Transocean, Ltd. and Halliburton — for alleged safety and environmental violations stemming from last year’s rig explosion and massive Gulf oil spill. The companies have 60 days to appeal the citations issued by the Interior Department’s Bureau of [...] [...]
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