Chevron Richmond Refinery

Chevron Richmond Refinery
The refinery with Mount Tamalpais and the Marin Hills in the background, the city of Richmond in the foreground
Chevron Richmond Refinery is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Chevron Richmond Refinery
Location of the Chevron Richmond Refinery in California
Chevron Richmond Refinery is located in California
Chevron Richmond Refinery
Chevron Richmond Refinery (California)
Chevron Richmond Refinery is located in the United States
Chevron Richmond Refinery
Chevron Richmond Refinery (the United States)
CountryUnited States
CityRichmond, California
Coordinates37°56′32″N 122°23′43″W / 37.94222°N 122.39528°W / 37.94222; -122.39528
Refinery details
Owner(s)Chevron Corporation
Commissioned1902
Capacity240,000 bbl/d (38,000 m3/d)
No. of employees1,200

The Chevron Richmond Refinery is a 2,900-acre (1,200 ha) petroleum refinery in Richmond, California, on San Francisco Bay.[1] It is owned and operated by Chevron Corporation and employs more than 1,200 workers,[1] making it the city's largest employer.[2] The refinery processes approximately 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil a day in the manufacture of petroleum products and other chemicals. The refinery's primary products are motor gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel and lubricants.[3]

  1. ^ a b Chevron Access Needed for Richmond Bay Trail Link, by Geneviève Duboscq, The Berkeley Daily Planet, 27-03-2007, access date 06-04-2009
  2. ^ "City Facts. City of Richmond, California". Planning & Building Services Department. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  3. ^ What We Do: The Refining Process Archived June 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Chevron website, access date 05-16-2009

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