City of Benicia public comments on Valero Crude By Rail received during May, 2014

Your thoughts on Valero Crude By Rail can make a difference! The City is posting comments each month now.  Download May here: City of Benicia public comments on Valero Crude By Rail received during May, 2014  (Download is 1.62 MB) Note that the City’s public comments are now PDFs with searchable text, however the comments for … Continue reading City of Benicia public comments on Valero Crude By Rail received during May, 2014

Mexico’s Pemex now shipping light crude to U.S. West Coast, including Valero Benicia

Repost from Reuters Mexico’s Pemex quietly resumes light crude sales to U.S. West Coast May 18, 2014 May 18 (Reuters) – Mexico’s Pemex has quietly begun shipping light Isthmus crude to a variety of West Coast refiners this year, according to U.S. and Reuters data, resuming such sales after a six-year hiatus. The state-run oil … Continue reading Mexico’s Pemex now shipping light crude to U.S. West Coast, including Valero Benicia

Public Comments on Valero Crude by Rail – April, 2014

The City of Benicia has released public comments concerning Valero Crude By Rail received for the record during April, 2014. This document, and earlier public comments documents have all been reformatted with searchable text, to accommodate public study and review. See the April comments here on the Benicia Independent, … or here as a download … Continue reading Public Comments on Valero Crude by Rail – April, 2014

Benicia Herald: Release date of Valero DEIR, background

Repost from The Benicia Herald [Editor: Note in the concluding paragraphs: “Million said city staff and refinery employees have been in conversation as the review draft has been prepared….This is typical of any application…’We work with an applicant to get them on board.’”  This should not be news, nor surprising, but it underscores the impression … Continue reading Benicia Herald: Release date of Valero DEIR, background