Chevron Richmond Refinery
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. · Chevron Corporation · Richmond, CA
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 245,271
- pipelines it injects into
- 1
- delivery points reachable
- 13
- terminals on those points
- 31
- events on record
- 4
Capability
Crude distillation 245,271 bpd operable, 245,271 operating (EIA-820, as of 2026-01-01). Downstream units below, barrels per calendar day.
Conversion — makes gasoline and diesel from heavier oil
| Catalytic cracking (FCC) | 80,000 |
| Hydrocracking — gas oil | 87,260 |
Upgrading
| Catalytic reforming — low pressure | 59,000 |
| Vacuum distillation | 123,456 sd |
Treating — meets sulfur specs
| Hydrotreating — diesel | 64,800 sd |
| Hydrotreating — kerosene & jet | 96,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — gasoline | 64,800 sd |
| Hydrotreating — naphtha / reformer feed | 57,600 sd |
| Hydrotreating — heavy gas oil | 65,000 sd |
Production capacity
Crude slate
Not specifically documented in sources reviewed beyond general waterborne domestic/international supply; May 2026 SPR cargo (Bayou Choctaw Sweet) was a one-off emergency delivery, not representative of the normal slate.
Crude in & products out
| Direction | Mode | Route | Point / origin | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude in | marine | Chevron Richmond Long Wharf (Richmond Wharf) Directly confirmed: Richmond Wharf is described as 'a tanker terminal and port facility. It receives crude oil and products destined for Chevron's 245,271 barrel-per-day Richmond refinery.' The wharf was also the site of an unprecedented May 2026 US Strategic Petroleum Reserve delivery (~460,000 bbl of Bayou Choctaw Sweet crude, the larger share of a two-refinery SPR cargo split with El Segundo). |
Waterborne crude and products (domestic/international) | crude | source |
| products out | truck rack | Chevron Products Company (refinery truck rack) Chevron's downstream marketing arm typically operates the truck rack at Chevron-owned refineries; not separately documented for Richmond in sources reviewed. |
gasoline distillate | inferred |
Pipeline reach
| Pipeline | Injects at | Delivery points | Terminals | Lowest ¢/bbl | Median ¢/bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinder Morgan SFPP |
Richmond same city
|
13 | 31 | 33.23 | 54.31 |
Substitutes
Other refineries injecting into the same pipelines — the supply that could backfill an outage here.
Kinder Morgan SFPP
- Tesoro Refining & Marketing CO · Carson, CA 365,000 bpd
- Chevron USA INC · El Segundo, CA 285,000 bpd
- Torrance Refining CO LLC · Torrance, CA 160,000 bpd
- Martinez Refining CO LLC · Martinez, CA 156,400 bpd
- Valero Refining CO California · Benicia, CA 145,000 bpd idled
- Western Refining Company LP · El Paso, TX 133,000 bpd
- Ultramar INC · Wilmington Refinery, CA 85,000 bpd
Events
-
2026-07
outage
Small gasoline-mixture spill (less than one barrel) into San Francisco Bay during maintenance work at the Richmond refinery wharf. source
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2026-05
other
First-ever delivery of US Strategic Petroleum Reserve crude to California: approximately 460,000 bbl of Bayou Choctaw Sweet crude discharged at Chevron Richmond (with 50,000 bbl going to El Segundo), amid Middle East-driven crude supply disruption. source
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2026-01
turnaround
Eighth annual modernization-project compliance report reviewed by the Richmond Planning Commission for 2024 operations: no net increase in criteria pollutants, 84% utilization, flaring events down from 25 (2023) to 11 (2024). source
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2024-11
outage
Spill at Chevron's Richmond Wharf prompted a state (OSPR) spill response, later concluded, with the source investigation continuing; no observed wildlife impacts reported. source
Rates are pipeline line-haul transcribed from published FERC tariffs; every figure cites its tariff and item. Cost to serve (netback) adds origin spot price and destination fees. "Confirmed" links match a tariff delivery point to the facility; "same city" means the point is in the facility's city — plausible, not proof; "per research" means the facility's research profile names the pipeline as an outlet.