Category: Press Releases

Press Release: TESORO TO ACQUIRE WESTERN REFINING IN $6.4 BILLION TRANSACTION

Click here to view the corresponding fact sheet   TESORO TO ACQUIRE WESTERN REFINING IN $6.4 BILLION TRANSACTION ·        Transaction creates a premier, highly integrated and geographically diversified refining, marketing and logistics company·        Stock transaction at exchange ratio of 0.4350, with option to elect cash in lieu of stock up to a cap of 10% of […]

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Port of Oakland Press Release: Port of Oakland export boom reaches a three-year high

P R E S S    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Port of Oakland export boom reaches a three-year high Container volume soars 20 percent in October to fourth-largest total ever Oakland, Calif. – Nov. 7, 2016: Port of Oakland export volume reached a three-year high in October, soaring 20 percent […]

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Port of Oakland Press Release: OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WELCOMES BRITISH AIRWAYS

NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WELCOMES BRITISH AIRWAYS Nonstop service to London starting March 28, 2017   Oakland, CA: (Nov. 1, 2016) – Starting next spring, Bay Area residents can choose British Airways when traveling from Oakland International Airport (OAK), thanks to the start of the renowned carrier’s nonstop Oakland to London service, […]

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Port of Oakland Press Release: Port of Oakland terminal OK to expand, could start in November

P R E S S    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Port of Oakland terminal OK to expand, could start in November TraPac, second-largest operator in Oakland, will nearly double in size   Oakland, Calif. – Oct. 31, 2016: Work could begin next month to nearly double the size of the […]

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Port of Oakland Press Release: Truck diesel emissions at Port of Oakland down 98 percent in past decade

P R E S S    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Truck diesel emissions at Port of Oakland down 98 percent in past decade New research also shows ship emissions dropped 75 percent   Oakland, Calif. – October 28, 2016: Diesel emissions from trucks serving the Port of Oakland declined 98 […]

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Press Release: California Newspapers Continue to Say No on Prop 53

October 12, 2016 Contact: Steven Maviglio, 916-607-8340 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPERS, LARGE AND SMALL, CONTINUE TO URGE READERS TO VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 53   SACRAMENTO – The cascade of endorsements by California newspapers large and small urging No on Proposition 53 continues this week with the Chico Enterprise-Record, Santa Maria Times, San Francisco […]

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Port of Oakland Targets 70% Local Contracting for Airport Project

P R E S S    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contacts: Robert Bernardo, Port of Oakland (510) 627-1401 rbernardo@portoakland.com Keonnis Taylor, Oakland International Airport (510) 563-2892 krtaylor@portoakland.com  Stay Connected with the Port of Oakland Your Port, Your Partner. www.oaklandairport.com      www.portofoakland.com           Port of Oakland targets 70 percent […]

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WRDA Supports Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment

Water Bill supports Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2016 On Wednesday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed a Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) that included a new pilot program to beneficially use sediment dredged from navigation channels to restore shorelines, beaches, and wetlands. The Senate WRDA (S.2848), which […]

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