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  Location of Royal Dutch Shell Martinez Refinery  JPxG/Draft23 (California)  JPxG/Draft23 (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | California |
| City | Martinez |
| Coordinates | 38°00′47″N 122°06′21″W / 38.01315°N 122.1058°W |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Martinez Refining Company |
| Owner(s) | Royal Dutch Shell (1915–2020) PBF Energy (2020–) |
| Commissioned | 1915 |
| Capacity | 157,000[1] bbl/d (25,000 m3/d) |
It refines stuff.
Founded in 1915.[2][3][4] Was Shell's first US refinery.[3] The terminal was built in 1913 by the American Gasoline Company.[3] Address is 3485 Pacheco Blvd, Martinez, Ca, 94553.[3] In 2020 it was Shell's only refinery in California.[5]
Spilled 400,000 gallons of crude oil into the Carquinez Strait in 1988.[2] Part of a "handful" of environmental incidents.[2] In March 2019, Shell paid 165k to settle 16 air violations between 2015 and 2016.[4] In December 2016 they flared off almost 20 tons.[4] 73 flares between 2005 and 2018.[4] Pump fire in process unit on June 7 2019, workers evacuated. [4]
Gasoline is 85% of production.[3] Also makes "asphalt, diesel, jet turbine fuel, petroleum coke, propane, residual fuel oils, and sulfur".[3][4][6] In 2017 "the refinery has enjoyed a generally positive relationship with the city of Martinez over the years".[6]
Shell had been trying to sell it since 2016.[2] In 2021, Mercury News said that it would be affected by new rules (what are they?).[7] The costs would be "approximately 0.62% of estimated annually revenue".[7] PBF suggested $40 million project that would bring down particulate emissions.[8] It was PBF's second refinery on the West Coast.[5]
Located on 860-acre site.[1][9] 157,000 barrels per day.[1][5] Dual-coking refinery and integrated logistics.[1] Royal Dutch Shell PLC's subsidiary (Equilon Enterprises, doing business as Shell Oil Products US) sold to PBF Energy.[1] PBF owns it, the Martinez Refining Co. LLC (who they own) operates it.[2] They were "in talks" in 2017.[6] Sale completed in February 2020,[9] for $1.2 billion.[1][10][11][12] Cost of assets was $960.0 million, plus the value of the inventory.[9] Part of global downstream divestment from Shell.[1] Plans made to (more stuff about Shell's plans afterward, etc).[1] "Martinez’s on-site logistics assets, including a deep-water marine terminal, product distribution terminals, and refinery crude and product storage installations with about 8.8 million bbl of shell capacity."[1][11] "adjacent truck rack and terminal".[10] Has a Nelson complexity index of 16.1 ("one of the most complex refineries in the United States").[9][11][5] Proposed renewable diesel thingy with idled equipment.[10][11][5]
According to Dun & Bradstreet, annual revenue is 147.65 million.[3]
In 2019, Shell employed over 700 people at the site.[4] These employees were to be offered jobs at PBF when it took over.[4]
The freaking goddamn coronavirus happened in 2020. PBF said their refineries running at 30% capacity.[4] They sold five of the hydrogen plants nationwide, for a total of $530 mil.[13] Two of them were at the Martinez facility.[4] There are three hydrogen plants there, one had been owned by Air Products since 1996.[4] They separate the sulfur from the other shit.[4] They're steam methane reformer hydrogen production plants.[14]
In June 2021, PBF said that if new regulations went through, the Martinez plant would go kaput.[15] This was to do with fluidized catalytic cracking units (more info in source).[15]
Malfunctions in July 2018, health advisory issued in Martinez and Pacheco.[16][17] Flaring incident July 6, fire at compressor unit, >100 lb of hydrogen sulfide.[17] "five refinery problems over four days", >8500 lbs of gas. Lot of shit in this source.[17]
Shit got slow during the freaking coronavirus. Throughput at 30% below expectations in April 2020. Transitioned to idle operating status.[14]
Flaring incident in December 2016, "thousands of pounds of toxic gas" released. Caused by power outage. Decades-old substation. 39,000# of light hydrocarbons and hydrogen sulfide sent to flares on December 19 2016.[18][19]
More stuff here.[19]
And here.[20]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "StackPath". www.ogj.com.
- ^ a b c d e "After 105 years, Martinez refinery no longer owned by Shell". Bay City News. February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.shell_martinez_refining_company.13dbbd3d18597ca781b6123f7c7a4b0a.html
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Shell to Sell Martinez Refinery for $1 Billion". KQED.
- ^ a b c d e "Shell Divests California Refinery". www.rigzone.com.
- ^ a b c "Report: Sale of Shell Martinez refinery progressing". March 24, 2017.
- ^ a b "Editorial: Bay Area refinery rules would improve environment and health". June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Opinion: Bay Area air board can reduce emissions without killing jobs". July 3, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "PBF Energy Completes Acquisition of Martinez Refinery, Creates West Coast System". investors.pbfenergy.com.
- ^ a b c "Shell Finalizes Martinez Refinery Sale". CStore Decisions. February 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Shell unit Equilon Enterprises closes $1.2bn sale of Martinez Refinery". www.hydrocarbons-technology.com.
- ^ "Shell's Largest Refinery Reduces Crude Processing Capacity By 50%". OilPrice.com.
- ^ a b Weilenman, Donna Beth (April 20, 2020). "Martinez refineries adjusting to coronavirus crisis".
- ^ a b "Air Regulators Weigh Plan Aimed at Dramatically Cutting Bay Area Refinery Pollution". KQED.
- ^ "Health Advisory Lifted for Martinez, Pacheco After Shell Refinery 'Shutdown'". KQED.
- ^ a b c "Malfunctions at Shell's Martinez Refinery More Serious Than First Reported". KQED.
- ^ "Shell Not Revealing Full List of Gases Released in December Martinez Refinery Flares". KQED.
- ^ a b "Shell's Martinez Refinery Sent Close to 20 Tons of Gas to its Flares During Monday Outage". KQED.
- ^ "Monroe Spaght, former trustee and retired Shell Oil executive, dies at 83". news.stanford.edu.