May 8 (Reuters) - Alon USA Partners Lp  ALDW.N - 
    * Alon USA Partners Lp reports first quarter 2017 results 
and declares quarterly cash distribution 
    * Q1 earnings per share $0.32 
    * Q1 earnings per share view $0.13 -- Thomson Reuters 
I/B/E/S 
    * Alon USA Partners Lp - qtrly  net sales $544.5 million 
versus $368 million 
    * Alon USA Partners Lp - expect total throughput at big 
spring refinery to average 73,000 barrels per day for q2 of 2017 
    * Alon USA Partners Lp - expect total throughput at big 
spring refinery to average 75,000 barrels per day for full year 
of 2017 
    * Alon USA - it is co's expectation that with operations 
consistent with plan co should generate sufficient cash 
available for distribution during q2 
    * Alon USA Partners Lp - refinery operating margin was 
$10.32 per barrel for q1 of 2017 compared to $7.77 per barrel 
    * Alon USA Partners Lp - increase in operating margin in 
quarter was primarily due to a higher gulf coast 3/2/1 crack 
spread among others 
    * Alon USA Partners Lp - refinery average throughput for q1 
of 2017 was 77,754 barrels per day compared to 67,536 bpd 
    * Q1 revenue view $513.8 million -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S 
 
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