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was forced to limit its allocation of gasoline and other
petroleum distillates to its member associations.
Allocations for farm use remained at or near 100 percent,
but little or no fuel was allocated for nonfarm uses.
Petitioner’s officers and the managers of petitioner’s
member associations then began lobbying the Federal
Government for relief. Through a combination of efforts,
including Government allocations and recertification of the
Coffeyville refinery to allow for increased allocations,
petitioner was able to adequately supply fuel for its
members’ agricultural needs. Petitioner’s annual report
for 1979 states that petitioner had begun searching for
alternative sources of supply, and had increased its oil
exploration and production activities.
The oil shortage abated during the early 1980's and
demand for petroleum products decreased. Petitioner’s
Scottsbluff and Phillipsburg refineries were closed in 1982
when the capacity of its remaining refineries was deemed
adequate to meet its members’ needs. However, the
Phillipsburg refinery was reopened in 1984. The McPherson
and Coffeyville refineries have remained in continuous
operation during the time petitioner has held interests in
them.
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