EL PASO, Texas, June 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Western Refining,
Inc. (NYSE:WNR) will announce earnings results for the second quarter
ended June 30, 2012, on August 2, 2012, before the open of trading on
the New York Stock Exchange. The Company has scheduled a conference
call for August 2, 2012, at 11:00 am ET to discuss these results.

The call is being webcast and can be accessed at Western's website,
www.wnr.com. The call can also be heard by dialing (866) 566-8590 or
(702) 224-9819, passcode: 92342637. The audio replay will be available
two hours after the end of the call through August 9, 2012, by dialing
(800) 585-8367 or (404) 537-3406, passcode: 92342637.

About Western Refining

Western Refining, Inc. is an independent refining and marketing company
headquartered in El Paso, Texas. Western operates refineries in El
Paso, and Gallup, New Mexico. Western's asset portfolio also includes
stand-alone refined products terminals in Albuquerque and Bloomfield,
New Mexico; asphalt terminals in Albuquerque, El Paso, and Phoenix and
Tucson, Arizona; retail service stations and convenience stores in
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas; a fleet of crude oil and
finished product truck transports; and wholesale petroleum products
operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Nevada, New
Mexico, Texas, and Virginia. More information about the Company is
available at www.wnr.com.

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