Thursday, October 16, 2008

The Business Club of Tabor College will be taking a field trip to NCRA, in McPherson, KS. NCRA or National Cooperative Refinery Association, is an energy company that takes oil and makes finished fuel for trucks, boats, cars, and farm equipment. NCRA being a cooperative means that they are owned by their customers.

NCRA was established in 1943 by regional farm supply cooperatives to acquire the Globe oil refinery in McPherson. Also, NCRA is an inter-regional cooperative engaged in crude oil (pumped right from the ground) acquisition, transportation, refining and product distribution.

The refinery produces 85,000 barrels per day and is purchased by member-only cooperatives. NCRA products are distributed to their affiliated local farm supply cooperatives throughout the North Central United States. The company also has over 60 trucks for transportation, and over 1,000 miles of pipeline moving the crude oil to various tanks and terminals.

The field trip is to provide information both internal and external about NCRA to all business majors attending. Lunch and transportation will be provided as well.