Midwest Gasoline Gains as Conoco’s Oklahoma Plant Flares Gases

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Spot gasoline in the Midwest strengthened after ConocoPhillips said a flare smoked at its Ponca City refinery in Oklahoma because of frigid weather.

Emissions were reported yesterday from the east flare at the plant, according to a filing with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. Skylar McElhaney, a spokeswoman for the department, said the “issue was resolved.”