Refinery

Richmond Refinery

Chevron ·Richmond, CA ·NYSE:CVX ·v1.1

A 245,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Richmond, CA, operated by Chevron. Nelson Complexity 13.5.

Record

Rated capacity
245,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
13.5
Status
Operating
Operator
Chevron
Parent
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/chevron
Coordinates
37.9358, -122.3686
PADD
5
Commissioned
1902

Feedstock slate

Average API gravity
18°
Average sulfur
1.7%
Primary grades
ANS, Saudi Heavy, Iraq

Product yield

Gasoline52%
Distillate28%
Jet12%
Residual3%
Other5%

What coverage reports

128 days since one was reported

Pollution Release at Chevron’s Richmond Refinery Was Triggered by a Bird
2026-04-15 · 1 publisher filed it

3 reported in 12 months

incident 3

2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

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

74 records6 Aug 2012 to 9 Jul 2026General 32 · Incident 31 · Policy 5 · Operations 3
  1. General Low
    Chevron says gasoline mixture spilled into San Francisco Bay from Richmond refinery

    Chevron said less than a barrel of a gasoline mixture spilled into San Francisco Bay during maintenance work at its Richmond refinery wharf.

    San Francisco Chronicle · matched richmond
  2. General Low
    Deadline to meet emissions limits looms for Chevron Richmond refinery
    The Mercury News · matched richmond
  3. General Low
    Richmond becomes first California city to oppose carbon dioxide waste pipeline from Bay Area refineries
    The Cool Down · matched richmond
  4. General Low
    Richmond is first California city to oppose a carbon dioxide waste pipeline
    Richmondside · matched richmond
  5. Incident Low
    Pollution Release at Chevron’s Richmond Refinery Was Triggered by a Bird
    KQED · matched richmond
  6. General Low
    Defence Forces respond to protest outside Irish oil refinery
    Richmond & Twickenham Times · matched richmond
  7. General Low
    Israel hits Iranian petrochemical plant as Trump deadline approaches
    Richmond & Twickenham Times · matched richmond
  8. Incident High
    Air quality advisory after flaring, smoke at Richmond Chevron refinery
    MSN · matched richmond
  9. General Low
    Westwin wants to build a Richmond Hill refinery. Here are 5 hurdles standing in its way.
    thecurrentga.org · matched richmond
  10. General Low
    Nickel refinery project sparks town hall in Richmond Hill Monday night
    WJCL · matched richmond
  11. General Low
    Potential nickel refinery in Richmond Hill draws support, criticism
    Bryan County News · matched richmond
  12. General Low
    Richmond mayor calls Chevron a ‘monster’ at protest over refinery’s Venezuelan presence
    Richmondside · matched richmond
  13. General Low
    Richmond protest at Chevron refinery denounces U.S. military actions in Venezuela
    Grandview Independent · matched richmond
  14. Incident High
    Flaring at Chevron Richmond refinery reported Friday
    KRON4 + 1 other outlet · matched richmond
  15. General Low
    Environmental groups organize to protest Chevron, military action in Venezuela
    Richmondside · matched richmond
  16. Policy Low
    Chevron fined $900K for air quality lapses at Richmond refinery, calls penalty ‘excessive’
    Local News Matters · matched richmond
  17. Policy Low
    Chevron fined $900,000 by Bay Area Air District for air pollution monitoring failures at Richmond refinery
    ABC7 San Francisco · matched richmond
  18. Policy Low
    Chevron fined $900K for Richmond refinery violations
    KRON4 · matched richmond
  19. Policy Low
    Chemical company that supplies Chevron Richmond refinery fined for air violations
    The Mercury News · matched richmond
  20. Maintenance Medium
    Chevron Richmond Refinery notifies community of maintenance
    Richmond Standard · matched richmond
  21. Incident High
    Chevron Richmond Refinery maintenance to prompt safety flaring
    Richmond Standard · matched richmond
  22. Incident High
    Mistaken alert about flaring at Richmond Chevron refinery sparks confusion
    Richmondside · matched richmond
  23. General Low
    Chevron's Richmond oil refinery agrees to enhanced pollution monitoring
    KALW · matched richmond
  24. General Low
    Chevron agrees to improve air pollution monitoring around Richmond refinery
    Richmond Confidential · matched richmond
  25. Incident High
    Flaring at Chevron’s Richmond refinery sends up plume of black smoke
    Richmondside · matched richmond
  26. Incident High
    Richmond refinery experiences flaring, no emergency response needed, Chevron says
    CBS News · matched richmond
  27. Incident High
    Air-quality advisory issued due to flaring at Richmond Chevron refinery
    SFGATE · matched richmond
  28. General Low
    More than a refinery: Chevron Richmond pumps $1.1B into local GDP
    Richmond Standard · matched richmond
  29. General Low
    Will Richmond always be a refinery town? Mounting evidence says no
    Richmondside · matched richmond
  30. Incident High
    Intermittent flaring reported at Richmond refinery, ‘no threat' to community
    NBC Bay Area · matched richmond
  31. Incident High
    At town hall meeting, Chevron promises to keep Richmond residents informed about flaring, other refinery issues
    Richmond Confidential · matched richmond
  32. Policy Low
    Chevron refinery agrees to pay $550 million settlement to City of Richmond
    ABC7 Bay Area · matched richmond
  33. General Low
    Richmond Drops Bid for Chevron Refinery Tax in $550 Million Deal With Company
    KQED · matched richmond
  34. General Low
    Richmond Polluters Pay Initiative: Chevron say ballot measure to tax refinery will cost Bay Area drivers
    ABC7 Bay Area · matched richmond
  35. General Low
    Chevron calls Richmond’s proposed refinery tax ‘exhorbitant’
    Richmondside · matched richmond
  36. General Low
    Richmond could vote to tax Chevron refinery this November
    ABC7 Bay Area · matched richmond
  37. Incident High
    Chevron refinery flaring in Richmond sparks community warning
    NBC Bay Area · matched richmond
  38. General Low
    Major Richmond Refinery Accidents Settled as Part of Chevron Deal
    KQED · matched richmond
  39. General Low
    Frequent flares at Chevron Richmond Refinery concern residents, experts
    Daily Cal + 1 other outlet · matched richmond
  40. Incident High
    Chevron's Richmond refinery reports flaring incident
    nbcbayarea.com · matched richmond
  41. Incident High
    CWS Level 1 flaring event reported at Chevron refinery in Richmond, city officials say
    ABC7 Bay Area · matched richmond
  42. Incident High
    Chevron reports level 1 incident after flaring at Richmond refinery
    NBC Bay Area · matched richmond
  43. General Low
    Public nuisance notice of violation issued to Richmond Chevron Refinery during odor inspection by Air Quality Management District
    ABC7 Bay Area · matched richmond
  44. General Low
    Strong odor reported in area of Chevron's Richmond refinery, Bay Area Air Quality Management District says
    ABC7 Bay Area + 1 other outlet · matched richmond
  45. Incident High
    Chevron's report on power outage at Richmond refinery lists chemicals release
    KTVU · matched richmond
  46. Incident High
    Several violations issued to Chevron for Richmond refinery flaring caused by power loss to part of facility, officials say
    ABC7 Bay Area · matched richmond
  47. Incident High
    Black smoke clouds air over Chevron Richmond refinery as power loss triggers flaring incident
    CBS News + 1 other outlet · matched richmond
  48. Incident High
    Flaring at Richmond refinery triggers alert Monday afternoon
    East Bay Times · matched richmond
  49. Incident High
    Flaring at Richmond Chevron refinery caused by power loss to part of facility, officials say
    ABC7 Bay Area · matched richmond
  50. General Low
    Chevron Announces Richmond Refinery Community Tour Day
    Contra Costa News · matched richmond
  51. Operations High
    Union Says Chevron Fired Several Richmond Refinery Workers Who Went on Strike
    KQED · matched richmond
  52. Incident High
    Chevron Agrees to Pay $200,000 for 2021 Bay Fuel Spill at Richmond Refinery
    KQED · matched richmond
  53. Operations High
    Chevron Richmond Refinery Workers OK Deal to End First Strike in Over 40 Years
    KQED · matched richmond
  54. Conflict High
    A Strike at Chevron’s Richmond Refinery
    KQED · matched richmond
  55. Operations High
    Strike with 500 Richmond refinery workers should not impact gas prices, Chevron says
    ABC7 Bay Area · matched richmond
  56. General Low
    Steelworkers Walk Off Job at Chevron Richmond Refinery
    NBC Bay Area · matched richmond
  57. Conflict High
    Steelworkers Officially on Strike at Chevron Richmond Refinery
    NBC Bay Area · matched richmond
  58. General Critical
    A Leaking Roof During October Deluge Triggered Shutdowns at Chevron's Richmond Refinery
    KQED · matched richmond
  59. Incident High
    Flaring activity at Chevron Richmond Refinery sends off huge plume of black smoke
    ABC7 Bay Area · matched richmond
  60. Incident High
    Cleanup of the Richmond Chevron refinery leak has ended, but questions remain
    East Bay Times · matched richmond

14 older records held in the corpus. Every item names this facility by city or plant name in its headline or summary. Operator-only mentions never attribute. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named.