Arizona Refinery Project Moves To New Site For Immediate
Release PHOENIX, AZ (Feb. 4, 2008) – Arizona Clean Fuels Yuma (ACFY) is moving the site of its oil refinery project three miles east of the current site in Yuma County, AZ. The move resolves legal uncertainties surrounding a lawsuit by the Quechan Indian Tribe in April of 2007. The Quechan Tribe, located 45 miles west of the original project site, challenged the transfer of approximately 40,000 acres of land from the Federal Government to the Wellton Mohawk Irrigation & Drainage District which included the refinery site. Although all rulings to date on the lawsuit have been in favor of the federal government and other defendants, including ACFY, the uncertainty on when it will ultimately get resolved is a concern for ACFY. “Because the project will now be outside the 40,000 acre area named in federal court and on land not subject to this kind of legal challenge, it can now proceed as planned” said Glenn McGinnis, CEO of Arizona Clean Fuels Yuma. “We are pleased to report to the citizens of Arizona and Yuma County, who overwhelmingly support this project, that we are moving forward and are one step closer to bringing a $3.2 billion dollar capital investment to the area.” ACFY is working with the Wellton Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District, the Arizona State Land Department and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to finalize logistical issues created by the move. Based on current scheduling, basic engineering for the project will be completed in early 2009, with major construction work beginning in the second quarter of 2009. Arizona Clean Fuels Yuma LLC (ACFY) is an Arizona-based company planning to build a state-of-the-art 150,000 barrel per day oil refinery to produce gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to serve Arizona’s growing population. ACFY received a Class 1 Title V Operating Permit on April 14, 2005, making it the first new refinery permitted to operate in the United States in over 30 years. The facility will comply with stringent local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations. For more information, go to www.ArizonaCleanFuels.com. ###
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