California Petroleum Production

Chevron is one of the largest integrated energy companies in the world. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, and conducting business in approximately 180 countries, the company is engaged in every aspect of the oil and natural gas industry, including exploration and production; refining, marketing and transportation; chemicals manufacturing and sales; geothermal and power generation. - [Read more]

ConocoPhillips refinery is composed of two linked facilities located roughly five miles apart in Carson and Wilmington, Calif., about 15 miles southeast of the Los Angeles International Airport. Carson serves as the front end of the refinery by processing crude oil, and Wilmington serves as the back end by upgrading the products. The refinery has a crude oil processing capacity of 139 MBD and processes mainly heavy high-sulfur crude oil. It receives domestic crude oil via pipeline from California and both foreign and domestic crude oil by tanker through a third-party terminal in the Port of Long Beach. The refinery produces a high - [Read more]

Occidental Petroleum Corporation is a world leader in oil and natural gas exploration and production and a major North American chemical manufacturer. Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation With its core oil and gas operations in the United States, Middle East - North Africa region and Latin America, Oxy is helping to meet the world's energy needs. In the United States, Oxy is the largest oil producer in Texas and the largest natural gas producer in California. - [Read more]

Shell Martinez Refinery, in operation since 1915, is both a pioneer and a pacesetter. Throughout its history, it has amassed a tradition of technical achievement, and is currently one of the most advanced refineries in the world. Located 30 miles northeast of San Francisco on about 1,000 acres of land, Shell Martinez Refinery combines state-of-the-art facilities and equipment to convert approximately 165,000 barrels of crude oil a day into many useful products. These products include automotive gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, petroleum coke, industrial fuel oils, liquefied petroleum gas, asphalt, sulfur, and lubricants. Shell Martinez - [Read more]

The Valero Wilmington refinery is unique in that it is one of the few refineries capable of producing 100 percent CARB gasoline. Refined products are distributed from the Wilmington refinery through a network of third-party pipelines and terminals in southern California, Nevada and Arizona, and then on to our wholesale and retail customers. The refinery also has 2.7 million barrels of onsite storage capacity and 1.6 million barrels of offsite storage. The Wilmington refinery processes a blend of California and foreign crude oil, as well as unfinished feedstocks from local and foreign sources. Given its coking and desulfurizing - [Read more]