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Energy Transfer Partners buys Sunoco for $5.3 billion

GasBuddy Blog -- Energy Transfer Partners, a Dallas-based energy and pipeline company, has bought Sunoco, the 126-year old Philadelphia oil company, for $5.3 billion, the Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting today.

Sunoco's 4,900 retail fuel outlets will continue to operate under the Sunoco brand, and its pipeline affiliate, Sunoco Logistics Partners, will maintain its headquarters in Philadelphia. Under the merger agreement Sunoco continues, as planned, to exit the refining business.

With Energy Transfer Partners, Sunoco will also continue to pursue a proposed refinery joint venture between Sunoco and The Carlyle Group, a private equity manager, that could continue to operate Sunoco's Philly refinery, the largest refinery on the east...

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Submitted Apr 30, 2012 By: PD

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slvrdo_dsprdo Champion Author Nashville Posts:4,707 Points:913,990 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:06:29 AM Ignore slvrdo_dsprdo Report Abuse Now they're too big to fail.
nehemiah Champion Author Portland Posts:4,776 Points:933,540 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:06:18 AM Ignore nehemiah Report Abuse short term solution
tco9436 Champion Author Connecticut Posts:1,782 Points:724,975 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:06:09 AM Ignore tco9436 Report Abuse great
greenfog Champion Author Illinois Posts:6,505 Points:1,641,945 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 11:05:28 AM Ignore greenfog Report Abuse this doesn't sound good, wonder how soon they will pull the plug on sunoco stations?
flydudemi All-Star Author Detroit Posts:583 Points:578,400 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:58:33 AM Ignore flydudemi Report Abuse not news
gasman50 Champion Author Portland Posts:8,859 Points:2,412,410 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:58:10 AM Ignore gasman50 Report Abuse Yesterdays news
abacus44 Champion Author Toms River Posts:3,495 Points:750,665 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:58:06 AM Ignore abacus44 Report Abuse Good to see the refineries being kept in service.
TopGunn Champion Author Baltimore Posts:9,201 Points:2,618,455 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:56:40 AM Ignore TopGunn Report Abuse Old news.
MustangRacing Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,853 Points:652,160 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:56:27 AM Ignore MustangRacing Report Abuse Name of the game, build up your brand and then sell it.
TustinDad Champion Author Orange County Posts:4,310 Points:908,950 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:54:29 AM Ignore TustinDad Report Abuse Papa_Gallo wrote: "Is the Carlyle group betting on Obama being a one termer?" Most everybody else is, so why not? With Frick and Frack, the two bible thumpers, gone from the race, Romney has an excellent chance to win.
NanookAK Champion Author Anchorage Posts:7,271 Points:1,443,940 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:51:52 AM Ignore NanookAK Report Abuse So?
Aserdaten Champion Author Florida Posts:3,481 Points:2,055,550 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:48:19 AM Ignore Aserdaten Report Abuse Just think - I was saving my money to go out and buy this place myself. Just came up a couple of hundred billions short! Can certainly hope that this refinery will continue at top capacity, and maybe the new owners will be able to buy and operate the Marcus Hook location soon after this deal is completed.
W5IEM Veteran Author Lexington Posts:265 Points:361,070 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:46:25 AM Ignore W5IEM Report Abuse Interesting move...
Papa_Gallo Champion Author Houston Posts:1,081 Points:426,485 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:44:08 AM Ignore Papa_Gallo Report Abuse Is the Carlyle group betting on Obama being a one termer?
Retowered Champion Author Colorado Posts:8,592 Points:2,688,340 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:43:49 AM Ignore Retowered Report Abuse Time will tell on this one, We can hope for fuel prices to go down maybe.
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:42:28 AM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse You are witnessing a huge corporation, The Carlyle Group, in action. The Carlyle Group is a global alternative asset manager with $147 billion in assets under management in 89 active funds and 52 fund of fund vehicles investing in Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Market Strategies and Fund of Funds Solutions as of December 31, 2011. So, they've been in business just 4 months? Where did the $147 billion come from in such a short time?
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2granny Champion Author Michigan Posts:9,590 Points:1,469,180 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:39:40 AM Ignore 2granny Report Abuse Should be good for the refinery workers.
sciotosix Champion Author Dayton Posts:2,764 Points:669,050 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:38:15 AM Ignore sciotosix Report Abuse Would be a good time to upgrade these facilities.
stevencr Champion Author Ohio Posts:5,671 Points:1,437,690 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:37:45 AM Ignore stevencr Report Abuse Keeping refineries up and operating is good. Will it help to lower the price of gas?
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repeater1 Champion Author Topeka Posts:8,318 Points:2,368,745 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:34:12 AM Ignore repeater1 Report Abuse I wondered the same thing Train Rider. Didn't make a lot of sense.
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ramshot412 Champion Author Riverside Posts:20,170 Points:2,469,390 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 10:32:13 AM Ignore ramshot412 Report Abuse "Does anyone know if ARCO still has a refinery in South Philly? At one time there was an Atlantic Refinery but that is the company that became ARCO." And Arco was bought by BP.
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