Martinez Oil Refinery
Using crude oils from california and other domestic and foreign sources the refinery produces cleaner burning california air resources board carb gasoline and carb diesel fuel as well as conventional gasoline distillates petroleum coke propane heavy fuel.
Martinez oil refinery. The marathon martinez refinery site has been in operation since 1913 with marathon petroleum corporation taking ownership in october 2018 after merging with andeavor. Equilon enterprises llc d b a shell oil products us shell a subsidiary of royal dutch shell plc announced today that it has formally closed on the sale of shell s martinez refinery in california to pbf holding company llc pbf a subsidiary of pbf energy inc in exchange for 1 2 billion which includes the refinery and inventory. The golden eagle refinery currently owned by andeavor and the shell oil refining facility are still operational today maintaining the position of martinez as a significant petroleum processing center. The chief executive for new jersey based pbf called the contra costa county facility which has refining capacity of 160 000 barrels a day the best refinery in the bay area.
View of the martinez refinery in martinez calif on monday april 27 2020. It currently has 740 employees. Shell oil has agreed to sell its martinez refinery to pbf energy a large independent refining company for up to 1 billion the two companies announced tuesday. The plant idled since april 2020 is located in the san francisco bay area in an unincorporated area known as avon east of martinez california the refinery is owned by marathon petroleum company.
The 157 000 barrel per day dual coking martinez refinery is located on an 860 acre site in the city of martinez 30 miles northeast of san francisco california. Martinez ca april 27. The refinery is located on 2 200 acres in 2016 had approximately 650 full time employees and has a. The marathon martinez refinery refined oil into gasoline and other petroleum based products.
The marathon oil refinery in martinez will go idle on april 27 for an unknown period of time due to decreased demand company officials said friday. Martinez the shell oil refinery that has been here since 1915 is changing hands after its parent company agreed to a 1 billion sale to pbf holding company the companies announced tuesday. The deal also includes crude oil supply and product.