Refinery

Pasadena Refining System

Chevron ·Texas, US ·NYSE:CVX ·v1.1

A 100,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Texas, US, operated by Chevron.

Record

Rated capacity
100,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Status
Damaged
Operator
Chevron
Parent
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/chevron-texas
Coordinates
37.9225, -96.3762

Notes

Houston Public Media reported on March 13, 2026 that emergency crews and pollution control responded to a fire at Pasadena chemical plant. This incident indicates the facility experienced damage and likely shut down operations for emergency response and investigation. The subsequent news about gas price spikes and California's pricing law suggest refinery capacity constraints in the region, consistent with reduced output from this facility.

What coverage reports

30 days since one was reported

Chevron Pasadena, Texas refinery experiences partial power outage
2026-07-22 · 2 publishers filed it

5 reported in 12 months

incident 4 · operations 1

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

28 records12 Dec 2011 to 22 Jul 2026Incident 12 · General 9 · Policy 4 · Expansion 2
  1. Operations High
    Chevron Pasadena, Texas refinery experiences partial power outage
    TradingView + 1 other outlet · matched pasadena
  2. Incident High
    Chevron reports crude spill at Pasadena refinery
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched pasadena
  3. Incident High
    Chevron refinery in Pasadena, Texas reports crude oil spill
    TradingView + 1 other outlet · matched pasadena
  4. Incident High
    Chevron says weekend fire at Pasadena, Texas, refinery now extinguished
    MSN · matched pasadena
  5. Incident High
    Chevron Says Fire at Pasadena, Texas, Refinery's Process Unit Extinguished -- OPIS
    marketscreener.com + 1 other outlet · matched pasadena
  6. Incident High
    Emergency crews, pollution control respond to fire at Pasadena chemical plant
    Houston Public Media · matched pasadena
  7. Policy Medium
    Public hearing alert: Pasadena refinery seeks permit renewal
    CW39 Houston · matched pasadena
  8. General Low
    Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Chevron's 105-Year-Old Texas Refinery Gets a New Lease on Life
    RBN Energy · matched pasadena
  9. General Low
    Chevron Expands Pasadena Refinery to Boost Light Crude Processing Capacity by 15%
    Pipeline and Gas Journal · matched pasadena
  10. General Low
    Chevron’s Pasadena refinery to increase crude processing capacity
    Oil & Gas Journal · matched pasadena
  11. General Low
    Consent Decree Pushes Pasadena Refinery to Reduce Air Pollution
    Sierra Club · matched pasadena
  12. Expansion Medium
    Chevron completes acquisition of Pasadena Refining
    Hydrocarbon Engineering + 1 other outlet · matched pasadena
  13. Expansion Low
    Petrobras sells Pasadena refinery
    anba.com.br + 2 other outlets · matched pasadena
  14. Policy Medium
    Settlement Reached in Air Pollution Lawsuit Against Pasadena Refinery
    Houston Public Media · matched pasadena
  15. General Low
    Petrobras weighing sale of troubled Pasadena refinery
    Houston Chronicle · matched pasadena
  16. General Low
    Pasadena Refining
    Sierra Club · matched pasadena
  17. General Low
    Environmental Groups Sue Petrobras For Clean Air Act Violations At Pasadena, Texas Refinery
    Houston Public Media · matched pasadena
  18. General Low
    Environment Texas, Sierra Club sue Pasadena Refining System Inc. over air pollution
    chron.com · matched pasadena
  19. Incident High
    Fire at a Pasadena Refinery Sheds Light on Multiple Company Violations
    Texas Standard · matched pasadena
  20. Incident Critical
    Explosion at PRSI plant in Pasadena
    FOX 26 Houston · matched pasadena
  21. Incident High
    Cause of Petrobras’ Pasadena refinery fire still unknown
    chron.com · matched pasadena
  22. Incident Critical
    Explosion rocks refinery in Pasadena, injuring one
    ABC13 Houston · matched pasadena
  23. Incident Critical
    Police: One Hurt In Pasadena Refinery Explosion, No Chemicals Released
    Houston Public Media · matched pasadena
  24. Incident High
    1 injured in fire at troubled Pasadena plant
    chron.com + 1 other outlet · matched pasadena
  25. Policy Medium
    Residents Want State To Take Close Look At Pasadena Refinery Permit
    Houston Public Media · matched pasadena
  26. Policy Medium
    Pasadena Refinery Linked To Scandal In Brazil Needs A New Pollution Permit
    Texas Standard · matched pasadena
  27. General Low
    Brazilian scandal centers on purchase of Pasadena refinery
    Houston Chronicle · matched pasadena
  28. Incident High
    Update on Pasadena Refinery Fire in Houston
    NPR · matched pasadena

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