Thursday August 23, 2007 FEATURES BP to work with national lab to explore wastewater treatment After thousands of people recently protested a permit that allows BP's refinery in Whiting, Ind., to increase discharges into Lake Michigan, the oil company is taking further steps to address public concerns, according to statements by BP and elected officials. "At the request of U.S. Representatives Judy Biggert (R-IL) and Pete Visclosky (D-IN), and with the support of BP America President Bob Malone, scientists at Argonne National Laboratory and Purdue University Calumet will explore emerging technologies that could address wastewater treatment affecting the Great Lakes," BP said in an Aug. 8 press release. (Full Story) Wachovia to be exclusive ATM provider in Tesco stores Wachovia Bank will be the exclusive ATM provider to Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market when the first stores debut in Southern California, Las Vegas and Phoenix this fall, Tesco and Wachovia Corp. stated. Tesco, the world's third largest retailer, announced in 2006 it would make its first foray into the U.S. grocery market with a new chain of neighborhood-based stores on the West Coast. (Full Story) Sign up for a FREE subscription to NPN, the magazine that has been reporting news and trends in the petroleum and convenience store industry since 1909. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Get The Data That Drives The Petroleum & Convenience Industry Today! Order your copy of the 2007 NPN MarketFacts today! For a limited time only, take advantage of a special prepublication price and save more than 15% off the retail price. To order your print copy and/or CD version of the 2007 NPN MarketFacts edition, please click here NEWS ITEMS Tesco to open stores in U.S. 'food deserts' The site for one of Tesco's first stores in the United States is a sun-scorched intersection in the sprawling Phoenix valley, opposite two pay-day loan firms and a gas station minimarket, according to an Aug. 21 article by Tim Gaynor of Reuters. (Full Story) Tesoro teams with Meals On Wheels to help fight hunger Tesoro Corp. announced that it teamed up with local Meals On Wheels programs to donate two cents of every gallon of gasoline sold at its more than 450 Tesoro locations Aug. 17-19. (Full Story) In South Dakota: Hyperion executive says refinery will be a 'showplace' The lead executive on a proposed oil refinery in southeast South Dakota gave an eight-minute speech to the governors of South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska on Aug. 21, reported Ben Shouse in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. (Full Story) In Kansas: Coffeyville refinery operating again Most operating units at the Coffeyville, Kan., oil refinery are running again, Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing said Aug. 17, according to The Kansas City Star. (Full Story) Independent gas station owner battles to stay in business On I-75, near Chattanooga, Tenn., is Midnite Oil, a gas station owned by Steve Ray, an independent operator who is hustling to compete with major operators on the same street, according to an Aug. 21 article by Judy Frank in The Chatanoogan. (Full Story) On the block: Deweese Enterprises, operator of Super Stop! stores NRC Realty Advisors (NRC) announced Aug. 16 that it has been retained by Deweese Enterprises, Inc. dba SUPER STOP! (DEI) of Meridian, Mississippi as its financial and sale advisor in connection with the sale of the company. (Full Story) NewGen and Granite Group to develop 'ReFuel America' sites NewGen Technologies, Inc. announced that it has a strategic agreement with Granite Group Chicago, LLC for the exclusive rights to develop an innovative gas station convenience store prototype design and the rights to immediately begin development of a minimum of 14 retail locations over the next two years in the Charlotte, North Carolina market. (Full Story) BP site in Los Angeles is touted as first 'green' gas station A BP service station offers fill-ups of environmental awareness. (Full Story) As ethanol use rises, so do environmental concerns While environmental regulators are confident ethanol, non-drinkable grain alcohol, won't create a repeat of the MTBE debacle, questions remain about what it will do when it makes its way from gas stations into the ground, according to an Aug. 20 article by Patrick Lester in The Morning Call, a newspaper in Allentown, Pa. (Full Story) At some California gas stations, it pays to use cash At more and more gas stations, it pays to be part of the cash crowd, according to an August 20 article by Elizabeth Douglass in the Los Angeles Times. (Full Story) Panel calls for hike in federal tobacco tax, plus strict regulation of marketing The federal government should increase taxes on tobacco products and strictly regulate the sales and marketing of tobacco, according to an advisory panel to the president, reported Kevin Freking of the Associated Press. (Full Story) Investors buying Mid Pac fuel chain; deal is for 36 Union 76 stations A group of local investors led by First Hawaiian Bank Chairman Walter Dods Jr. is purchasing Mid Pac Petroleum LLC from a Singaporean investment firm, according to an article by Jennifer Sudick in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. (Full Story) PRODUCT OF THE WEEK Gain Insight into the Lubricant Industry in the United States Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Lubricant Industry in the United States" to their offering. The global lubricant industry has progressed form isolated applications to being a major industry worldwide which has seen the growth and progress of companies as ExxonMobil, Shell, BP and Chevron-Texaco, which now account for a significant market share of lubricants market. The lubricants business has grown manifold over the last five years backed by strong lubricant sales of these global majors. We bring a new research report on the lubricant industry in the U.S. with a focus on the industry basics, organization structure, historical background of the industry, product subdivision focusing on engine oils, process oils, general industrial oils and other lubricants. The report also goes on to analyze the industry subdivisions such as the light vehicle aftermarket, the commercial and the industrial market and much more. Research and Markets www.researchandmarkets.com CALENDAR OF EVENTS AWMA Distribution Summit & Business Exchange Ritz-Carlton Buckheadd Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 10-13 (800) 482-2962, ext. 642 www.awmanet.org Pacific Oil Conference and Tradeshow Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Reno, Nevada. September 17-20 (916) 646-5980 www.petroshow.com   Pennsylvania Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association Fall Energy Conference The Nittany Lion Inn State College, Penn. September 17-19 (717) 902-0210 www.ppmcsa.org Insight NACS Future of International Convenience Retailing London, UK September 24-28 Contact: Dan Munford +44(0)1936-556-090 www.nacsonline.com   South Dakota Petroleum and Propane Marketers Association/South Dakota Association of Convenience Stores Annual Convention and Expo Ramkota Hotel Rapid City, S.D. September 25-26 (605) 224-8606 www.sdp2ma-sdacs.com SIGMA 2007 Annual Meeting Westin Copley Place Boston, Mass. October 12-14 (703) 709-7007 www.sigma.org   For a complete list of industry events, go to NPN's calendar web page.  Published By NPN Group |  © 2007 NPN Group | All Rights Reserved For more information on NPN MarketPulse, contact: Gary Bevers, group publisher M2MEDIA360 Retail Distribution Group Ph: 832-444-7675 Fax: 800-430-3446 Keith Reid, editor-in-chief M2MEDIA360 NPN Group Ph: 630-739-0280 Fax: 630-739-0321 This newsletter is protected by United States copyright and other intellectual property laws and may not be reproduced, rewritten, distributed, re-disseminated, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast, directly or indirectly, in any medium without the prior written permission of M2MEDIA360.

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