A spokesman for Chevron says he doubts a move by the company to cut 2,000 jobs in a restructuring will have much impact in Hawaii.
Spokesman Al Chee said Tuesday that he expects minimal or no impact on the company's roughly 300 employees in the islands.
Chee says a study done last year found it made more sense for Chevron to keep its oil refinery in Kapolei than to turn it into a terminal that receives refined fuel via ship.
The refinery is one of two in Hawaii, producing 54,000 barrels a day. The other refinery, owned by Tesoro Corp., has a capacity of 94,000 barrels a day.
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