Western States Petroleum Association
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Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) is a non-profit trade association
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...

 that represents companies that account for the bulk of petroleum exploration, production, refining, transportation and marketing in the six western states of Arizona
Arizona
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, California
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, Hawaii
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, Nevada
Nevada
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, Oregon
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 and Washington. Founded in 1907, WSPA is the oldest petroleum trade association in the United States of America. WSPA's headquarters are located in Sacramento, California. Additional WSPA locations include offices in Torrance; Santa Barbara; Bakersfield; Scottsdale, Arizona and Olympia, Washington.

The current WSPA president is Catherine Reheis-Boyd.

Members of the WSPA include Aera Energy LLC
Aera Energy LLC
Aera Energy LLC is a natural gas, oil exploration and production company jointly owned by Shell and ExxonMobil headquartered in Bakersfield, California...

, Alaska Tanker Company, Berry Petroleum, BP
BP
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, Big West of California LLC, Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining,...

, ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips
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, ExxonMobil
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, Lloyd Properties, Navajo Refining Co., Noble Energy
Noble Energy
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, Olympic Pipeline Company, Occidental Petroleum
Occidental Petroleum
Occidental Petroleum Corporation is a California-based oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, the Middle East, North Africa, and South America...

, Pacific Operators Offshore, Plains All American, SeaRiver Maritime
SeaRiver Maritime
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, Seneca Resources Corp., Shell
Shell Oil Company
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, Tesoro
Tesoro
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, U.S. Oil and Refining
U.S. Oil and Refining
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, Valero Energy Corporation, Venoco, and Western Refining
Western Refining
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