Alon USA to Participate at the Deutsche Bank U.S. Independent Refining Conference DALLAS, Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alon USA Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ALJ) ("Alon") today announced that the Company's management will be participating in one-on-one meetings with institutional investors at the Deutsche Bank U.S. Independent Refining Conference to be held in Boston, Massachusetts on January 5, 2012. The Company's meeting materials will be available beginning on January 5, 2012, on the Investor Relations section of the Alon USA Energy website at www.alonusa.com. Alon USA Energy, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products, operating primarily in the South Central, Southwestern and Western regions of the United States. The Company owns four crude oil refineries in Texas, California, Louisiana and Oregon, with an aggregate crude oil throughput capacity of approximately 250,000 barrels per day. Alon is a leading producer of asphalt, which it markets through its asphalt terminals predominately in the Western United States. Alon is the largest 7-Eleven licensee in the United States and operates more than 300 convenience stores in Texas and New Mexico. Alon markets motor fuel products under the FINA brand at these locations and at over 600 distributor-serviced locations. Amir Barash, Vice President Alon USA Energy, Inc. Investors: Jack Lascar/Sheila Stuewe Media: Blake Lewis Lewis Public Relations Ruth Sheetrit SMG Public Relations