FREDERIKSTED — Commissioner Jean-Pierre Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) advises all Gas Station owners and/or operators of underground storage tanks
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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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VIDOJ Reaches $3 Million Settlement In Methyl Bromide Poisoning Of Tourists In St. John
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George said Thursday that a $3Msettlement had been reached with the Terminix pest control company. The settlement
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DPNR BEACH ADVISORY: Swimmers, Fishermen Should Avoid This Beach Over The Weekend
CRUZ BAY — DPNR said testing revealed that one beach in the territory failed to meet established standards for water quality and should be avoided
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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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WIPL Wants To Increase Limetree’s Throughput, Decrease USVI Energy Costs
CHRISTIANSTED — After recently winning the auction for the Limetree Bay refinery, West Indies Petroleum Limited (WIPL) says it will successfully close the sale and
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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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