MOUNT VERNON — A hearing for a proposed project at an oil refinery at Anacortes has drawn vocal opposition and support.
The Skagit Valley Herald reported that Skagit County’s hearing examiner, Wick Dufford, is weighing a shoreline development permit, one of many the project needs.
Andeavor, formerly Tesoro Corp., is planning upgrades at the refinery to help it meet upcoming federal gasoline emissions regulations. It wants to produce a new product xylene, a chemical compound used to make plastics and other synthetic products.
The refinery would produce up to 15,000 barrels a day of mixed xylenes for export to global markets.