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To: upanddown who wrote (43278)	5/2/2005 12:08:17 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206087

Well that changes things. Who bought the retail use of the Unocal name? In that case Chevron was simply buying oil supply to keep their refineries running. It's not like there is a lot of unique talent in the Unocal exploration department. A lot of them are ex-Chevron alumnae, and Schlumberger graduates. .

To: upanddown who wrote (43278)	5/2/2005 1:00:21 PM
From: William JH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206087

Unocal, Tosco sign agreement for sale of Unocal's West Coast downstream assets El Segundo, Calif., Dec. 16, 1996 -- Unocal Corporation today said that its Union Oil Company of California subsidiary and Tosco Corporation signed a definitive agreement for the sale of Unocal’s West Coast petroleum refining, marketing and transportation assets. The sale is valued at approximately $2 billion. The assets to be sold are currently operated by Unocal’s 76 Products Company business unit, which is headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif. The company expects the sale to close in the first quarter 1997. “This sale is an important step in Unocal’s transition from a mid-sized, regional integrated oil company to being the world’s largest independent oil and gas producer with a major focus on project development,” said Roger C. Beach, Unocal chairman and chief executive officer. “With this sale, we look to shifting significant resources to potentially high-return opportunities in the fast-growing economies of Asia and strengthen our resource base in the Louisiana/Gulf of Mexico region.” The company has said it expects to use the proceeds from the sale to invest in new projects, reduce debt by about $800 million and buy back up to $400 million of the company’s common stock.