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Torrance refinery

Oil refinery in Torrance, California; the Energy Commission’s ownership list begins with Vacuum Oil Co. in 1907, and PBF Energy has owned it since 2016.

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Dates
1907 –
Place
Torrance
Over time
  1. Active 1907 –
  2. part of PBF Energy Jul 2016 –

Connections 6

acquired by

  • Mobil 1966 Primary record 1

    Listed in the Energy Commission’s ownership history as Mobil Oil Corp from 1966 to 2000; the list shows the site under Vacuum Oil Co. from 1907 and Mobil Oil Corp from 1966.

  • ExxonMobil 2000 Primary record 1

    Listed in the Energy Commission’s ownership history as ExxonMobil from 2000 until July 2016.

  • PBF Energy Jul 2016 Primary record 2

involved in

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Timeline 5 dates
  1. 1907 – Torrance refinery
  2. 1966 Mobil acquired Torrance refinery
  3. 2000 ExxonMobil acquired Torrance refinery
  4. Jul 2016 PBF Energy acquired Torrance refinery
  5. Jul 2016 – Torrance refinery part of PBF Energy
Proof 3 sources
  1. California Oil Refinery History, California Energy Commission. Primary record
    Mobil Oil Corp: 1966-2000 ExxonMobil: 2000-July 2016 PBF Energy: July 2016-Present
  2. CSB Releases Final Report into 2015 Explosion at ExxonMobil Refinery in Torrance, California, U.S. Chemical Safety Board, 3 May 2017. Primary record
    In July 2016, the Torrance refinery was sold by ExxonMobil to PBF Holdings Company, LLC, which now operates as the Torrance Refining Company.
    a slide valve that acted as a barrier failed. That failure ultimately allowed hydrocarbons to flow into the air side of the FCC, where they ignited in a piece of equipment called the electrostatic precipitator, or ESP, causing an explosion of the ESP.
  3. ExxonMobil Torrance Refinery: Electrostatic Precipitator Explosion, final investigation report, U.S. Chemical Safety Board, 3 May 2017. Primary record
    The Torrance refinery is surrounded by the City of Torrance
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