El Segundo Refinery
A 290,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in El Segundo, CA, operated by Chevron. Nelson Complexity 15.4.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 290,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 15.4
- Status
- Operator
- Chevron
- Parent
- Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/chevron
- Coordinates
- 33.9117, -118.4317
- PADD
- 5
- Commissioned
- 1911
Feedstock slate
- Average API gravity
- 22°
- Average sulfur
- 1.4%
- Primary grades
- ANS, CA Heavy
Product yield
| Gasoline | 54% |
| Distillate | 27% |
| Jet | 13% |
| Residual | 2% |
| Other | 4% |
Notes
Chevron is making adjustments to the Los Angeles refinery (which includes El Segundo) following a large fire in October 2025. Additionally, there are threats of potential shutdown if CARB amendments pass. The facility remains operational but at reduced capacity due to necessary post-fire adjustments.
What coverage reports
Chevron El Segundo Refinery Fire — Blaze Contained, Cause Under Investigation
2026-04-25 · 1 publisher filed it
incident 14 · operations 1
These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.
Wire
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Incident HighChevron El Segundo Refinery Fire — Blaze Contained, Cause Under InvestigationMSN · matched segundo
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Incident HighAll El Segundo Chevron refinery workers accounted for after massive fire erupts at facilityMSN · matched segundo
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Operations MediumChevron's Stock Rises 1.42% on $3.4B Volume Ranking 20th as El Segundo Refinery Restart Alleviates Regional Fuel Market PressuresBitget · matched segundo
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Incident HighChevron to restart fire-hit Isomax at El Segundo refinery in MarchQuantum Commodity Intelligence · matched segundo
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Incident HighAccording to IIR Energy, Chevron's refinery in El Segundo is planning to restart its Isomax unit in early March.Bitget · matched segundo
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Incident HighChevron's El Segundo refinery key unit remains offline four months after fireTradingView · matched segundo
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Incident CriticalRepresenting 4 Workers Injured in Chevron Refinery Explosion in El Segundo, CAArnold & Itkin LLP · matched segundo
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Incident High4 contract workers sue Chevron after El Segundo refinery fire, alleging they have serious injuriesABC7 Los Angeles · matched segundo
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Incident CriticalChevron El Segundo crude oil fire sparks multi-agency investigation into jet fuel unit explosionctif.org · matched segundo
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Incident HighCongressman DeSaulnier Statement on El Segundo Refinery FireCongressman Mark Desaulnier (.gov) · matched segundo
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Incident HighA Fragile Thing – Fire at Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery Shows Vulnerability of California Refining SectorRBN Energy · matched segundo
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Incident CriticalCongresswoman Waters’ Statement on the Explosion and Fire at the Chevron Refinery in El SegundoRepresentative Maxine Waters | (.gov) · matched segundo
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Incident CriticalWhat caused the massive El Segundo explosion? Refinery experts have some theoriesLos Angeles Times · matched segundo
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Incident HighFire at Chevron's El Segundo Refinery Threatens California Fuel SupplyCrude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com · matched segundo
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Operations MediumChevron Battles Back: Restart Efforts Underway at El Segundo RefineryYahoo Finance · matched segundo
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Incident HighLetters to the Editor: This is far from the first El Segundo oil refinery fire. Can anything be done?Los Angeles Times · matched segundo
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Incident HighUpdated: Linde CO2 plant still operational after fire at Chevron’s El Segundo refinerygasworld · matched segundo
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Incident HighChevron working to restart units at El Segundo refinery after fireReuters · matched segundo
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Incident HighHigher Gas Prices Expected After Nine-Plus Hour Refinery Fire In El SegundoPatch · matched segundo
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Incident HighNeighbors to Chevron El Segundo Refinery Fire File Suit with Potter Handy LLPBusiness Wire · matched segundo
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Incident HighChevron says El Segundo refinery fire extinguished, operations adjustedInvesting.com · matched segundo
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Incident HighEl Segundo refinery fire the product of bipartisan dismantling of safety regulationsWorld Socialist Web Site · matched segundo
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Incident CriticalEl Segundo Chevron refinery explosion, fire sparks health concerns for some: What to know about air qualityABC7 Los Angeles · matched segundo
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Incident HighHow the El Segundo refinery fire can affect California gas pricesCBS News + 1 other outlet · matched segundo
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General LowChevron’s El Segundo refinery has a history of safety and environmental violationsLos Angeles Times · matched segundo
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Incident CriticalExplosion at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery rocks Los AngelesWorld Socialist Web Site + 1 other outlet · matched segundo
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Incident HighWatch Fire Breaks Out at Chevron's El Segundo RefineryBloomberg.com + 24 other outlets · matched segundo
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Incident HighWorker describes moment El Segundo refinery exploded in flamesABC7 Los Angeles · matched segundo
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Incident HighEl Segundo was born by oil. The massive refinery fire leaves residents rattledLos Angeles Times · matched segundo
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Incident HighHigher gas prices expected after 9-plus hour refinery fire in El SegundoSpectrum News · matched segundo
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General LowChevron El Segundo Refinery Burns over Nine HoursMyNewsLA.com · matched segundo
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Incident HighFire erupts at Chevron’s El Segundo refineryKTLA + 4 other outlets · matched segundo
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Incident HighLA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell provides update on El Segundo refinery fireNBC Los Angeles · matched segundo
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General LowGet an inside look into Chevron's El Segundo refineryFOX 11 Los Angeles · matched segundo
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Operations HighChevron attempting to restart El Segundo, California refinery after taking units offline last weekReuters · matched segundo
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