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Wayne Lindholm · #3 05-22-2002, 02:38 AM

Interesting - these changes in Amoco go far beyond a merger and signage change. Tesoro is who runs (and apparently owns) the Roseville, MN terminal that was Amoco and was our old link to getting Premier in the Twin Cities. This also explains the silence when I ask Amoco [now BP] folks about Premier - that was then, this is now. FYI, I am told Amoco retail stores in our area will be branded BP eventually.

I'm going to change my Minnesota search for quality, high cetane diesel to the new Bio Diesel that is just starting to be sold in our area. Another option is Koch Petroleum (now Flint Hills Resources). They operate a refinery near Hastings, MN, that I understand produces a high (50) cetane diesel that is popular amoung the agricultural trade. Apparently farm users know a good thing when it comes to diesel fuels.

I worked for 4 years at the 3M facility in Wahpeton, ND, during the mid-80s. We had several engineers in our group from UND and NDSU - both seemed like good programs. I also did the mid-career thing and recently finished a MMSE program (Master of Manufacturing Systems Engineering) at University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Very rewarding and glad it did it.

Good luck with your masters program and thanks for the scoop on Amoco, er Tesoro, er BP!