In the following video, Motley Fool energy analysts Joel South and Taylor Muckerman take a look at Western Refining (WNR), a refiner in the mid-continent region that blew analyst expectations out of the water this quarter. The company had an incredibly solid 2012, as well, with the stock up around 100% in the last year, all due to the availability in that region of advantaged crude feedstock from the oil production boom in the U.S. Joel tells us just how good the numbers were with this company this quarter, and what we can expect from them in the future.
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Western Refining Smashes Earnings
NYSE: WNR
Western Refining, Inc.

This midcon refiner blew expectations away.
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Joel is a University of Washington graduate and covers energy and materials for The Motley Fool. Be sure to follow The Motley Fool's energy and materials Twitter for all your energy and materials coverage.
Joel South has no position in any stocks mentioned. Taylor Muckerman has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of Western Refining. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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