CHRISTIANSTED — Government House issued the following statement clarifying the ownership of the Limetree Bay Refinery on St. Croix: “The Government of the Virgin Islands
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West Indies Petroleum Must Negotiate New Consent Decree With Feds To Operate Plant
CHRISTIANSTED — West Indies Petroleum will need to negotiate a new consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) if it wants to own
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2 Women Ambushed On No Exit Road Near Limetree Bay Refinery; 1 Shot Dead; 1 Injured
CHRISTIANSTED — Two women were ambushed in a hail of bullets near the shuttered Limetree Bay refinery in St. Croix late Monday night. One woman
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With St. Croix Refinery Auction Sale Closed, EPA Looks To Regulate Operations
CHRISTIANSTED — With the long-expected sale of the Limetree Bay refinery finally closed, many are looking ahead to what’s next, including the U.S. Environmental Protection
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Bankruptcy Judge Approves $62 Million Limetree Bay Sale To Jamaican Company
CHRISTIANSTED — A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved the $62 million sale of Limetree Bay refinery to a Jamaican oil storage company that intends to restart
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Plans to Reopen Limetree Bay Refinery Have St. Croix Residents Concerned
Twice bankrupt, the oil refinery has a troubled environmental past and a shaky financial outlook, analysts say. Still, two bidders want to restart it. CHRISTIANSTED
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Proposed Payday Loan Owners Plan To Scuttle Refinery Or Flip It For A Profit
CHRISTIANSTED — A bidder in the Limetree Bay refinery auction has asked a Texas bankruptcy court judge to delay tomorrow’s scheduled sale hearing, but a
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Failed Limetree Bay Refinery Bidder Calls Winning Bid ‘Disguised Liquidation’
CHRISTIANSTED — One of the bidders for the bankrupt Limetree Bay refinery objected to the winning bid in court this week, arguing the new company,
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Limetree Refinery Closing To Cost USVI $1.8 Billion In Economic Activity, 800 Jobs
CHRISTIANSTED — The closure of the Limetree Bay refinery will cost the U.S. Virgin Islands nearly $2 billion in lost economic activity, $632 million in
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St. Croix Refinery Bidders Face Hidden Environmental Costs – U.S. EPA letter
CHRISTIANSTED — Potential bidders for the bankrupt Limetree Bay refinery in the Virgin Islands may be on the hook for newly discovered groundwater contamination near
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