Marathon Martinez Refinery

Marathon petroleum to close its martinez refinery and convert it to an oil storage facility 800 job cuts planned with shutdown plan that also includes a texas refinery.

Marathon martinez refinery. View of the martinez refinery in martinez calif on monday april 27 2020. Our martinez refinery is in martinez california and has a crude oil capacity of 161 000 barrels per calendar day bpcd. The company says it s considering turning the facility into a renewable diesel facility. Oil refineries in martinez california and gallup new mexico the company said eliminating 800 jobs in response to lower.

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. Martinez ca april 27. The marathon petroleum company plans to temporarily stop producing at its refinery because. Marathon petroleum will indefinitely idle its martinez refinery and convert the site to a terminal facility the company announced friday blaming plummeting demand for gasoline amid coronavirus.

The marathon refinery s potential conversion into a renewable diesel facility is a forecast of the future as the demand for fossil fuels declines over time resulting in. The marathon martinez refinery refined oil into gasoline and other petroleum based products. Marathon says its martinez refinery will be converted to an oil storage facility. 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.