Hunt Refining history

In 1948, H.L. Hunt purchased the Hoodoo Ranch near Cody, Wyoming.

In 1958, Hunt Oil Company purchased six leases in the Gulf of Mexico comprising the Eugene Island Block 77 field.

For the first time since his father's death, Ray Hunt visited the Tuscaloosa refinery in 1976 as president of Hunt Oil.

In 1981, the Tuscaloosa refinery completed a $60-million expansion project designed to utilize surplus capacity in existing facilities and optimize utilization of the total refining facilities.

In 1984, with what was called the “rankest wildcat” the company ever drilled, the Alif No.

In late 1986, under the Hunt family of companies, Hunt Refining Company was launched.

The increase in crude required additional storage, and in 1991, Hunt Refining Company purchased Mobile Bulk Terminal, which owned a 1.3 million barrel storage terminal on Mobile Bay in Alabama.

Hunt Investment Group was founded in 1996.

With the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Sharyland Business Park was developed in 1998.

The project began in 2000, when Peru's government awarded Hunt Oil Company and its partners the contract to develop the upstream portion of one of South America's largest natural gas resources, the Camisea field.

In 2003, Hunt Refining Company acquired Mississippi asphalt refining assets from Southland Oil Company.

In December 2006, the PERU LNG project was officially launched.

Sharyland Utilities celebrated the completion of the company's first Direct Current (DC) Tie between the United States and the Republic of Mexico on October 10, 2007.

A new four-star restaurant opened at the top of the tower in 2009.

The bridge opened on January 11, 2010, and allows traffic between Mexico and the United States At 3.4 miles, this is the longest bridge to connect the two countries.

The existing rail facilities at the Sandersville refinery were upgraded to receive Canadian crude deliveries in 2012.

On June 17, 2013, Hunt Refining Co. experienced an oil spill into the Black Warrior River.

On September 29, 2014, Ray Hunt announced a change to Hunt Consolidated's organizational structure, naming Hunter Hunt and Chris Kleinert co-presidents of Hunt Consolidated, Inc.