ORLANDO, Fla., May 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedChip ResearchTM, a division of RedChip Companies, Inc., today announced it has issued a research update on Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding, Ltd. (NYSE Amex:LPH), a diesel, gasoline, fuel oil, and solvent oil distributor operating in China's Shanxi Province.

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