EXHIBIT 10.1

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Date

Private and Confidential

First Name Last Name
FBA
Address
City, State Zip

Dear First Name Last Name:

I am very pleased to inform you that, effective February 10, 2015 (the "Award
Date"), the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Tesoro
Corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to its authority under the Amended and
Restated Tesoro Corporation 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), has
approved the following long-term incentive award (the "Award") to you. The
following is a summary of the terms and conditions associated with this Award.
Capitalized terms not defined in this letter will have the definitions provided
for such terms in the Plan.

Award: # Performance Shares of the Company’s common stock with a targeted value
of $XXX,XXX is contingent upon the achievement of relative Total Shareholder
Return against a Median Index of our Performance Peer Group, XLE Energy Index
and S&P 500 Index. This Award will become eligible for vesting, subject to
actual performance and continued employment, at the end of the 36 month
performance period (January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017).

Upon vesting at the end of the performance period, the Award will be adjusted
based on the Company’s relative Total Shareholder Return against a Median Index
of the Performance Peer Group, XLE Energy Index and S&P 500 Index to calculate
the number of Shares that will be issued to you. Shares will be withheld by the
Company to cover your applicable income and employment tax withholding(s) (at
the minimum statutory level) and the net Shares will be credited to your account
with Fidelity Stock Plan Services.

If you terminate employment due to Retirement or involuntary termination without
Cause, you will be issued a pro-rated payout of Shares based on the number of
full months worked (minimum of 12 months required for an involuntary termination
without Cause) within the performance period based on the achievement of actual
performance. In addition, if you are terminated pursuant to a severance or
separation agreement under any circumstance, the Compensation Committee may, at
its discretion, further reduce the award payout percentage beyond the pro-rated
reduction described above. Shares will be issued as soon as administratively
practical, but in any event within calendar year 2018. If you terminate
employment due to death or disability, as defined under Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to date and the Treasury Regulations
issued thereunder (“Disability”), you will be issued a pro-rated payout of
Shares based

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on the number of full months worked within the performance period based on the
achievement of target performance. Shares will be issued as soon as
administratively practical upon termination due to death or Disability. If you
terminate employment due to a voluntary termination or termination for Cause
prior to the vesting of the Performance Shares Award, your Award will be
forfeited. In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, the Performance
Shares Award will be paid out at the greater of the achievement of target
performance or the achievement of actual performance through a date determined
by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (or in the absence of
the Compensation Committee, the Board itself) prior to the Change in Control.

Covenants: Your services to the Company are unique, extraordinary and essential
to the business of the Company and its affiliates, particularly in view of your
access to the Company’s or its affiliates’ confidential information and trade
secrets. Accordingly, in consideration of this Award and by accepting this
Award, you agree as follows:

(i)    You agree that you will not, without the prior written approval of the
Board, at any time during the term of your employment with the Company or its
affiliates and for a period of one year following the date on which your
employment with the Company and its affiliates terminates (the “Restricted
Period”), directly or indirectly, serve as an officer, director, owner,
contractor, consultant, or employee of any the following organizations (or any
of their respective subsidiaries or divisions): HollyFrontier Corporation;
Marathon Petroleum Corporation; PBF Energy Inc.; Phillips 66; Valero Energy
Corporation; Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.; Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.;
MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.; Western Gas Partners, L.P.; Buckeye Partners,
L.P.; Sunoco Logistics Partners, L.P.; EnLink Midstream Partners, L.P.; Targa
Resources Partners, L.P.; DCP Midstream Partners, L.P.; EQT Midstream Partners
L.P.; NuStar Energy L.P.; ONEOK Partners; Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, L.P.;
Genesis Energy, L.P.; and Holly Energy Partners, L.P., or otherwise engage in
any business activity directly or indirectly competitive with the business of
the Company or its affiliates (or their respective subsidiaries or divisions) as
in effect from time to time.

(ii)     You agree that during the Restricted Period , you will not, alone or in
conjunction with another party, hire, solicit for hire, aid in or facilitate the
hire, or cause to be hired, either as an employee, contractor or consultant, any
individual who is currently engaged, or was engaged at any time during the six
(6) month period prior such event, as an employee, contractor or consultant of
the Company or any of its affiliates (or their respective subsidiaries or
divisions).

(iii)    You agree and understand that the Company and its affiliates own and/or
control information and material which is not generally available to third
parties and which the Company or its affiliates consider confidential,
including, without limitation, methods, products, processes, customer lists,
trade secrets and other information applicable to its business and that it may
from time to time acquire, improve or produce additional methods, products,
processes, customers lists, trade secrets and other information (collectively,
the “Confidential Information”). You acknowledge that each element of the
Confidential Information constitutes a unique and valuable asset of the Company
and its affiliates, and that certain items of the Confidential Information have
been acquired from third parties upon the express condition that such items
would not be disclosed to

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the Company and its officers and agents other than in the ordinary course of
business. You acknowledge that disclosure of the Confidential Information to
and/or use by anyone other than in the Company’s or its affiliates’ ordinary
course of business would result in irreparable and continuing damage to the
Company and its affiliates. Accordingly, you agree to hold the Confidential
Information in the strictest secrecy, and covenant that, during the term of your
employment with the Company and its affiliates or at any time thereafter, you
will not, without the prior written consent of the Board, directly or
indirectly, allow any element of the Confidential Information to be disclosed,
published or used, nor permit the Confidential Information to be discussed,
published or used, either by himself or by any third parties, except in
effecting your duties for the Company and its affiliates in the ordinary course
of business.

(iv)    You agree that in addition to the forfeiture provisions described above,
this Award and all other equity-based compensation awards granted to you by the
Company or any affiliate, in each case, to the extent outstanding and unvested
at the time of any such breach, shall be subject to immediate forfeiture and
recoupment (in full) by the Company upon your breach, in any respect, of any of
the covenants described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above.

The Award has been granted under and is subject to the terms of the Plan unless
specified within this Grant Agreement. This Award is intended to satisfy the
requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to date. In addition, further
information concerning your Awards will be communicated at a later date.

You are required to accept this Award on-line with Fidelity at
netbenefits.fidelity.com. Once you accept your Award, you will be able to view
the terms and conditions of the Award. This Award must be accepted prior to the
vesting date; otherwise, the Award will forfeit. If you don’t accept your Award
prior to your termination of employment and your termination is due to death or
Disability, your Award will be considered accepted and will follow the terms for
these specified terminations as noted above. You will be communicated at a later
date when your Award is viewable on the Fidelity Stock Plan Services website. If
this is the first time you are receiving this type of Award, you will receive a
“Welcome Kit” from Fidelity Stock Plan Services with additional information.

We highly value your contribution and commitment to the Company’s success and
believe that this Award provides you a financial incentive that aligns your
interests with the Company's shareholders.

Sincerely,

Gregory J. Goff
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

This material has been prepared and distributed by Tesoro Corporation and Tesoro
Corporation is solely responsible for its accuracy. Tesoro Corporation is not
affiliated with Fidelity Investments (or any Fidelity entity).     
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