California Refinery

This page last reviewed April 23, 2009

This page presents information regarding current activities related to refineries being conducted at the state and local Air District levels.

General Information

• Currently, there are 13 refineries in California that produce gasoline. They are:
  • Southern California: (South Coast Air Quality Management District) 
    • BP (Carson)
    • Chevron (El Segundo)
    • Shell (Wilmington)
    • ExxonMobil (Torrance)
    • ConocoPhillips (Wilmington)
    • Valero (Wilmington)
  • Northern California: (Bay Area Air Quality Management District)
    • Chevron (Richmond)
    • Shell (Martinez)
    • ConocoPhilipps (Rodeo)
    • Tesoro (Avon - Martinez)
    • Valero (Benecia)
  • Central California: (San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District)
    • Big West of California (Bakersfield)
    • Kern Oil and Refining Company (Bakersfield)
• For the California Oil refineries and their statistics and data, please visit the California Energy Commission's Refinery website.

Outreach and Emergency Response Program

• California Refineries Outreach Programs and Emergency Response Plans
  • Staff Report and Appendices A-G (PDF-4711k)
  or 
  • Staff Report (PDF-1915k)
    • Appendix A (PDF-124)
    • Appendix B (PDF-72k)
    • Appendix C (PDF-321k)
    • Appendix D (PDF-296k)
    • Appendix E (PDF-1751k)
    • Appendix F (PDF-167k)
    • Appendix G (PDF-89k)

Emission Impacts of Refineries

Assessment of the Local and Regional Emission Impacts from CaRFG2 and Related Clean Fuels Refinery Modifications

• Staff Report and Appendices A-Q (PDF-4876k)

• Staff Report  (PDF-2521k)
  • Appendix A (PDF-115k)
  • Appendix B (PDF-157k)
  • Appendix C (PDF-561k)
  • Appendix D (PDF-62k)
  • Appendix E (PDF-188k)
  • Appendix F (PDF-115k)
  • Appendix G (PDF-320k)
  • Appendix H (PDF-474k)
  • Appendix I (PDF-54k)
  • Appendix J (PDF-78k)
  • Appendix K (PDF-104)
  • Appendix L (PDF-228k)
  • Appendix M (PDF-124k)
  • Appendix N (PDF-145k)
  • Appendix O (PDF-52k)
  • Appendix P (PDF-116k)
  • Appendix Q (PDF-36k)

Local Air District Activities

• ARB Evaluation of Penalty Assessment at Refineries
  • Staff Report (PDF-3324k) and Appendices A-C (PDF-271k)

• Bay Area AQMD Refinery Control Measures and Further Studies
  • ARB Evaluation of Refinery Wastewater Systems for Bay Area Refineries
• South Coast AQMD Rules including Refinery Specific Rules
   
• San Joaquin Valley APCD Rules including Refinery Specific Rules

Related Links

• CA Strategy to Reduce Petroleum Dependence (AB 2076) - Joint Report of CEC and ARB (PDF-356k) (August 2003). For more information please visit: California Energy Commission website

ARB List Server for Fuels

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