Refinery

Joliet Refinery

ExxonMobil ·Channahon, IL ·NYSE:XOM ·v1.1

A 253,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Channahon, IL, operated by ExxonMobil. Nelson Complexity 9.8.

Record

Rated capacity
253,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
9.8
Status
Operating
Operator
ExxonMobil
Parent
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/exxonmobil
Coordinates
41.4136, -88.1837
PADD
2
Commissioned
1972

Feedstock slate

Average API gravity
28°
Average sulfur
2%
Primary grades
WCS, WTI, Bakken

Product yield

Gasoline52%
Distillate29%
Jet11%
Residual3%
Other5%

Wire, last 30 days

The stories filed under this plant in the last 30 days, newest first. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named.

  1. Operations Critical
    Exxon shuts catalytic reformer at 275,000-bpd Joliet refinery, Wood Mackenzie says
    TradingView
  2. General Low
    Why Wisconsin’s Gas Prices Stay High: The Joliet Refinery, Global Shocks, and a State Markup Law

    A power outage caused a plant-wide shutdown at ExxonMobil's Joliet Refinery on September 13, 2026, and the facility was fully back online by about September 26.

    The Heartland Post
  3. Operations High
    Exxon Mobil Joliet refinery resumes operations nearly two weeks after power outage
    TradingView

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