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Paramount Petroleum

Paramount Petroleum Corporation was headquartered in Paramount, Los Angeles County, California. It operated a refinery at that location, and was the largest seller of asphalt in California.

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Paramount Petroleum
IndustryOil Refining
SuccessorDelek US
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Bill Thorpe
ParentAlon USA
Websitewww.ppcla.com

Paramount Petroleum Corporation was headquartered in Paramount, Los Angeles County, California.1 It operated a refinery at that location, and was the largest seller of asphalt in California.1

Paramount also operated a refinery near Portland, Oregon, as well as several marketing terminals in the Western United States.1

Company

Paramount had been a subsidiary of Alon USA, a publicly traded refining and marketing company (NYSE:ALJ), since 2006.1 The president of the company was Alan P Moret.1 The company was largely financed by two prominent multi billionaires of the United States.

Delek US acquired Alon USA in 2017.

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