11.   Family members say they hope these refining operations will prepare Robert to re-enter school as a third-grader this fall.

12.   For BP, the sale is part of a program to realign focus on more profitable refining operations in the face of weak margins worldwide.

13.   Gasoline, heating oil and natural gas fell as concern eased that Hurricane Fran would disrupt Caribbean refining operations or Gulf of Mexico production platforms.

14.   Fuller said Amoco is looking at different ways to boost earnings of its refining operations, long the least profitable business for most oil companies.

15.   Gasoline, heating oil and natural gas futures fell as concern eased that Hurricane Fran would disrupt Caribbean refining operations or Gulf of Mexico production platforms.

16.   Mobil already has formed an alliance for its European refining operations with British Petroleum Corp.

17.   Much of that profit, however, went to foreign refining operations not subject to U.S. taxes.

18.   Oil companies with significant refining operations in this region include Texaco, Exxon and Mobil.

19.   Texaco and Shell already have a joint venture of their refining operations in the United States, a chief factor contributing to speculation that they might merge completely.

20.   The companies said late last year that they plan to merge their Midwestern and Western U.S. refining operations.