DALLAS, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alon USA Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ALJ) ("Alon") today announced that the Company will be presenting at the 2009 Credit Suisse Energy Summit to be held in Vail, Colorado on February 2 to 6, 2009.

Jeff Morris, Alon's President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Time (11:30 a.m. Eastern Time). A live broadcast of the presentation will be available online in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.alonusa.com. A replay of this presentation will be available at www.alonusa.com for approximately 30 days.

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 markets gasoline and diesel products under the FINA brand name and is a leading producer of asphalt. Alon also operates more than 300 convenience stores primarily in West Texas and New Mexico substantially under the 7-Eleven and FINA brand names and supplies motor fuels to these stores primarily from its Big Spring refinery. In addition, Alon supplies approximately 800 additional FINA branded stations.

    Contacts:  Claire A. Hart, Senior Vice President
               Alon USA Energy, Inc.
               972-367-3649

               Investors:  Jack Lascar/Sheila Stuewe
               DRG&E / 713-529-6600

               Media:  Blake Lewis
               Lewis Public Relations
               214-635-3020
               Ruth Sheetrit
               SMG Public Relations
               011-972-547-555551

SOURCE Alon USA Energy, Inc.