Bad News For St Croix

It was announced this week that the Hovensa oil refinery on St Croix would be closing immediately. The refinery is owned by Hess and has been on the island for decades and employees over 2,000 people. Alas, this is a devastating change for the island. The refinery will be closed by mid February and will be used as an oil storage facility and employ 100 people. Everyone is very concerned about what this will do to the economy and community here. So sad!!!