PBF Energy Torrance Refinery
Torrance Refining Company LLC (PBF Holding Company LLC subsidiary) · PBF Energy Inc. · Torrance, CA
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 160,000
- pipelines it injects into
- 1
- delivery points reachable
- 14
- terminals on those points
- 53
- events on record
- 0
Capability
Crude distillation 160,000 bpd operable, 160,000 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) | 84,000 |
| Hydrocracking — distillate | 23,000 |
| Delayed coking | 53,000 |
Upgrading
| Vacuum distillation | 102,300 sd |
Treating — meets sulfur specs
| Hydrotreating — diesel | 19,800 sd |
| Hydrotreating — naphtha / reformer feed | 25,300 sd |
| Hydrotreating — heavy gas oil | 108,300 sd |
Production capacity
Crude slate
Blend of primarily heavy and medium San Joaquin Valley (Kern County) crude oils processed through a high-conversion, delayed-coking configuration (Nelson Complexity ~13.8-14.9).
Crude in & products out
| Direction | Mode | Route | Point / origin | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude in | pipeline | San Joaquin Valley Pipeline system (M55, M1, M70 lines) via Torrance Valley Pipeline Company (TVPC/PBFX) 189-mile crude gathering and transportation system, ~110,000 bpd throughput capacity, delivering San Joaquin Valley crude oils directly from the field to the refinery; the refinery's primary described crude supply source in every source checked. This is the specific named system behind what the graph edge generically labels "LA Basin Crude Pipeline." |
San Joaquin Valley (Kern County) crude fields | crude | source |
| crude in | marine | Waterborne deliveries via Ports of Los Angeles / Long Beach PBF's 10-K states feedstocks are sourced 'mainly through connections to our own pipeline, and via waterborne deliveries and truck racks, primarily through short-term and spot market agreements.' |
Foreign/domestic waterborne crude | crude | source |
| crude in | truck | Truck rack (spot/short-term feedstock receipt) Named alongside pipeline and waterborne as a feedstock receipt mode in PBF Holding's 10-K. |
crude | source | |
| products out | pipeline | Proprietary/third-party products pipeline network (Southern California/Nevada/Arizona distribution); includes a dedicated line to Los Angeles International Airport for jet fuel PBF states the majority of clean products move by pipeline; explicit mention of a pipeline running directly from the refinery to LAX. Graph's Kinder Morgan SFPP edges are consistent with this general pipeline distribution pattern for LA-basin refined products, though PBF's own materials describe the network as PBF's own proprietary pipelines/terminals rather than naming Kinder Morgan SFPP specifically. |
Torrance, CA | gasoline jet fuel diesel lpg | source |
| products out | marine | Marine terminal PBF's CA refineries collectively supply >50% of ultra-low-sulfur marine diesel to ships calling at the Ports of LA and Long Beach; Torrance's specific marine terminal share is not broken out separately from Martinez. |
marine fuel | source | |
| products out | truck rack | Refinery truck rack (Torrance) PBF markets/ships product via pipeline, truck, rail, barges and ships. |
Torrance, CA | gasoline diesel | source |
| products out | rail | Rail distribution Listed generically among Torrance's distribution modes. |
refined products | source |
Pipeline reach
| Pipeline | Injects at | Delivery points | Terminals | Lowest ¢/bbl | Median ¢/bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinder Morgan SFPP |
Watson per research
|
14 | 53 | 14.58 | 107.43 |
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
- Chevron USA INC · Richmond, CA 245,271 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
No events on record.
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.