Benicia Refinery
The Benicia Refinery is an oil refinery located near the San Francisco Bay Area city of Benicia, California. The refinery is owned by Valero Energy Corporation.[1]
History
[edit]The refinery was built in 1968 for Humble Oil and completed in 1969. Humble Oil changed its name to Exxon in 1972. Valero purchased the property in 2000.
In October 2024, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and California Air Resources Board issued an $82 million fine over air pollution violations at the Benicia Refinery, following a 2019 inspection, with the fine being the largest in the Air District's history.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Benicia Archived June 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bay Area Air District and CARB fine Valero Refining Co. $82 million for air quality violations". California Air Resources Board. 2024-10-31. Archived from the original on 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
38°04′20″N 122°08′23″W / 38.07209°N 122.1396°W
 | This article related to natural gas, petroleum or the petroleum industry is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Oil refineries in California
- Benicia, California
- Buildings and structures in Solano County, California
- Energy infrastructure in California
- Petroleum in California
- Energy in the San Francisco Bay Area
- 1968 establishments in California
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1968
- Petroleum stubs
- San Francisco Bay Area building and structure stubs