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Trump administration fast-tracks oil transport expansion in eastern Utah

The Bureau of Land Management approved the expansion of the Wildcat Loadout Facility after an expedited review.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Crude oil is transferred from tanker trucks to rail cars parked at the Wildcat Loadout, now controlled by Finley Resources, a Texas-based oil producer. The old coal-handling facility outside Helper, Utah has been repurposed for transloading oil that is trucked from the Uinta Basin and ultimately shipped to Gulf Coast refineries. The Bureau of Land Management approved an expansion of the facility on Thursday, July 3, 2025.