Chevron Cuts Jobs, Puts Refinery On The Block

Madalina Iacob, Forbes
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 9:20am

It picked a bad time to sell a refinery in the developed world, but Chevron lightens up to focus on Asia and gas.

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