HollyFrontier refinery wraps up lawsuit, facility renovations

Posted 10/29/19

CHEYENNE (WNE) — After agreeing to a settlement with the state, HollyFrontier has moved forward with renovations to its refinery that are expected to be completed in the coming weeks.

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HollyFrontier refinery wraps up lawsuit, facility renovations

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CHEYENNE (WNE) — After agreeing to a settlement with the state, HollyFrontier has moved forward with renovations to its refinery that are expected to be completed in the coming weeks.

A state lawsuit, filed in July, alleged the company was in violation of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act, the Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act.

HollyFrontier agreed to pay a settlement worth $117,000 as part of a consent decree between the company and the state, represented by the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office. HollyFrontier did not admit any wrongdoing.

After bringing the lawsuit to a close last month, the company moved forward with plans to renovate its Cheyenne refinery, which employs 300 people. As part of a planned turnaround, HollyFrontier shut down all operations at its refinery to upgrade and perform normal maintenance on its production units.

The upgrades and maintenance will cost more than $100 million, according to Toby Grapes, the refinery’s human resource manager.

HollyFrontier’s Cheyenne refinery turns crude oil into products like gasoline, jet and diesel fuels, and asphalt.

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