Exxon prepares to start up $1.2 bln Texas oil refinery expansion - sources
Exxon Mobil Corp in coming days will sharply boost gasoline and diesel production at its Beaumont, Texas, refinery, people familiar with the matter said, completing a $1.2 billion expansion first considered nine years ago.
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