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Midwest gasoline prices expected to cool after spike

(Reuters) - Gasoline prices in the Midwest should fall in the coming days after hitting record highs in several cities last week in the run up to Memorial Day, the traditional start to the summer driving season, traders and industry analysts said on Wednesday. Full story

Humala's approval rating in Peru slips to 6-month low

LIMA (Reuters) - President Ollanta Humala's approval rating fell 5 points to a six-month low of 46 percent, reflecting the unpopularity of his proposal to buy an oil refinery owned by Spain's Repsol and his support for Venezuela's new government, an Ipsos poll showed on Sunday. Full story

Tesoro wins antitrust OK to buy California BP refinery

WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Refiner Tesoro Corp. <TSO.N> has received formal approval from antitrust regulators in Washington and Sacramento on Friday to buy BP Plc's <BP.L> refinery and other assets in southern California for more than $2 billion. Full story

Why Are Quad City Gas Prices So High?

You're eyes aren't seeing things. Gas prices are headed higher in the Quad Cities and other parts of the country. Full story

Exclusive: U.S. approval of Tesoro BP refinery buy seen imminent

HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Independent western U.S. refiner Tesoro Corp <TSO.N> may take ownership of BP Plc's <BP.L> 240,000 barrel per day (bpd) refinery in Carson, California, as early as June 1, sources familiar with the transaction said on Thursday. Full story

'Get out': Chinese protesters try to halt refinery plans

   Over 1,000 people took to the streets of the southern Chinese city of Kunming on Thursday to protest plans by the state owned oil monopoly to build a refinery nearby.

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