October 29, 2013, 5:00pm Business
The yearlong regulatory journey to decide the fate of what would become in Vancouver the largest oil-handling operation in the Pacific Northwest officially launched Tuesday evening. Ahead of Tuesday's environmental scoping hearing, convened by the Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, the companies proposing the controversial project -- Tesoro… Read story
September 30, 2013, 5:00pm Business
Representatives of the two companies that want to build a controversial oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver said Monday night they will operate the facility safely and that they approach doing business in a community as neighbors, bringing charitable and other community-support programs in tow. Read story
September 11, 2013, 5:00pm Business
The joint venture proposing to build the Northwest's largest oil-handling operation has filed for a necessary permit, officially launching a yearlong regulatory journey to decide whether Vancouver will become home to a controversial project that promises jobs and tax revenues but that raises public safety and environmental concerns. Read story
August 14, 2013, 5:00pm Business
A representative of the joint venture to build the biggest oil terminal in the Pacific Northwest at the Port of Vancouver said Wednesday his team expects to file the construction permit application to a state regulatory body by the end of this month. Read story
July 29, 2013, 5:00pm Business
The Port of Vancouver on Monday released a copy of the lease it approved for 42 acres last week with Tesoro Corp. and Savage Companies to build the largest oil-handling terminal in the Pacific Northwest. Read story
July 21, 2013, 5:00pm Business
The national group Climate Parents said Friday that local members will attend a Port of Vancouver commission meeting tonight to present commissioners a petition with 14,000 signatures demanding they reject the oil-by-train proposal by Tesoro Corp. and Savage Companies. Read story
July 19, 2013, 5:00pm Business
As the Port of Vancouver prepares next week to take action on a proposed oil-handling operation, opponents of what would be the largest such facility in the Pacific Northwest are rolling out new efforts to defeat it. Read story
November 16, 2011, 4:00pm Imported
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says Tesoro is planning a $60 million rail shipping project to move Bakken crude oil from western North Dakota to its refinery in Anacortes, Wash. Read story
