Refinery

Detroit Refinery

Marathon Petroleum ·Detroit, MI ·NYSE:MPC ·v1.1

A 140,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Detroit, MI, operated by Marathon Petroleum. Nelson Complexity 11.4.

Record

Rated capacity
140,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
11.4
Status
Operating
Operator
Marathon Petroleum
Parent
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC)
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/marathon-petroleum
Coordinates
42.3019, -83.1547
PADD
2
Commissioned
1930

Feedstock slate

Average API gravity
24°
Average sulfur
2.5%
Primary grades
WCS, Bakken

Product yield

Gasoline48%
Distillate33%
Jet10%
Residual3%
Other6%

What coverage reports

47 days since one was reported

Marathon's Detroit refinery restores power after outage
2026-07-05 · 4 publishers filed it

1 reported in 12 months

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

48 records10 Aug 2010 to 30 Jul 2026General 24 · Operations 11 · Policy 4 · Incident 4
  1. Expansion Medium
    Marathon Petroleum wins air quality permit approval for Detroit refinery expansion

    Michigan regulators approved air quality permits for Marathon Petroleum and MPLX Terminals at a Southwest Detroit refinery.

    Planet Detroit · matched detroit
  2. General Low
    Power restored, air quality tracking continues near Detroit refinery

    Power was restored to Marathon's Detroit refinery after an outage led to flaring and prompted air quality monitoring.

    AOL.com · matched detroit
  3. Operations High
    Marathon's Detroit refinery restores power after outage
    tradingview.com + 2 other outlets · matched detroit
  4. Operations High
    Power outage at Marathon refinery in Detroit prompts controlled gas burning

    A power outage at Marathon's Detroit refinery resulted in a controlled burning of gases.

    CBS News · matched detroit
  5. General Low
    Public input sought on Marathon Detroit refinery air permits
    Audacy · matched detroit
  6. Operations High
    Workers at Marathon Petroleum’s Detroit Refinery End Three-Month Strike
    ChemAnalyst · matched detroit
  7. Operations High
    Detroit refinery union workers, Marathon Petroleum reach 7-year agreement, ending 3-month strike
    CBS News + 1 other outlet · matched detroit
  8. Conflict High
    Teamsters at Marathon Petroleum’s Detroit Refinery Win Strike, Ratify Contract
    International Brotherhood of Teamsters · matched detroit
  9. General Low
    Teamsters force through sellout deal at Detroit Marathon refinery after snap vote
    World Socialist Web Site · matched detroit
  10. General Low
    Marathon, Teamsters reach pay deal at Detroit refinery
    Reuters · matched detroit
  11. Operations High
    In move to break 3-month strike, Marathon ending medical coverage for Detroit refinery workers
    World Socialist Web Site · matched detroit
  12. General Low
    “We can’t keep fighting these battles alone”: Striking Marathon Detroit Refinery workers call for joint fight against job cuts and falling living standards
    World Socialist Web Site · matched detroit
  13. Operations High
    Marathon, Teamsters to resume contract talks as Detroit refinery strike enters second month
    Reuters · matched detroit
  14. Conflict High
    Sen. Bernie Sanders joins Teamsters on strike outside Marathon's Detroit refinery
    CBS News · matched detroit
  15. General Low
    State approves increased capacity at Marathon’s Detroit refinery
    WDET 101.9 FM · matched detroit
  16. Policy Medium
    Marathon Detroit Refinery Gains Permit to Increase Crude Processing
    Pipeline and Gas Journal · matched detroit
  17. Policy Medium
    Marathon's Detroit refinery gets new air permit to boost crude throughput
    Reuters · matched detroit
  18. Policy Medium
    New permit allows increased production at Marathon’s Detroit refinery
    Planet Detroit + 1 other outlet · matched detroit
  19. Operations High
    Tlaib joins workers on strike at Marathon's Detroit refinery
    The Detroit News · matched detroit
  20. Operations High
    Marathon's Detroit refinery union workers go on strike
    Reuters + 2 other outlets · matched detroit
  21. Operations High
    Workers at Detroit Marathon refinery go on strike
    ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 + 10 other outlets · matched detroit
  22. General Low
    Marathon wants to increase petrochemical production in southwest Detroit
    Planet Detroit · matched detroit
  23. Operations High
    Union workers at Detroit’s Marathon refinery approve strike authorization
    WDET 101.9 FM + 1 other outlet · matched detroit
  24. Operations High
    Workers at Marathon Petroleum refinery in Detroit authorize possible strike
    Detroit Free Press · matched detroit
  25. Conflict High
    Marathon Teamsters Authorize Strike at Detroit Refinery
    International Brotherhood of Teamsters · matched detroit
  26. General Low
    Marathon seeks to operate Detroit refinery at full capacity
    The Detroit News · matched detroit
  27. General Low
    Operators at Marathon Petroleum’s Detroit refinery ready to welcome more women to the industry
    ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 · matched detroit
  28. Policy Low
    Marathon fined over rotten odors, soot emissions at Detroit refinery
    MLive.com · matched detroit
  29. Incident High
    EPA asked to investigate Detroit’s Marathon Refinery after leak last year
    ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 · matched detroit
  30. General Low
    All-clear issued after Detroit Marathon refinery vapor cloud; 2 workers sent to hospitals
    detroitnews.com · matched detroit
  31. General Low
    Local concerns renewed after Detroit oil refinery applies to leave petcoke uncovered
    Windsor Star · matched detroit
  32. General Low
    Marathon Petroleum: We responsibly handle pet coke at Detroit refinery
    Detroit Free Press · matched detroit
  33. General Low
    Neighbors downwind of Marathon refinery in Detroit demand relief from gas odor
    WXYZ Channel 7 · matched detroit
  34. Maintenance Low
    Marathon odors may continue during repairs at Detroit refinery
    Detroit Free Press · matched detroit
  35. General Low
    ‘Terrible’ smell linked to Detroit refinery
    The Michigan Chronicle · matched detroit
  36. General Low
    Marathon apologizes for 'rotten egg' odor from Detroit refinery
    The Detroit News + 1 other outlet · matched detroit
  37. General Low
    Marathon confirms foul gas odor is from its Detroit refinery
    ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 + 1 other outlet · matched detroit
  38. General Low
    Pipeline Ties Detroit Refinery to “Dirtiest Source of Fossil Fuels”
    Circle of Blue · matched detroit
  39. General Low
    Residents protest Detroit refinery over pollution concerns
    The Seattle Times · matched detroit
  40. General Low
    Detroit resident Emma Lockridge speaks out against SW Detroit refinery
    The Detroit News · matched detroit
  41. General Low
    Marathon reworking emissions request for Detroit refinery
    Detroit Free Press · matched detroit
  42. General Low
    Marathon refinery in Detroit wants to increase emissions
    Windsor Star · matched detroit
  43. General Low
    Homeowners near Detroit refinery feel neglected
    Petoskey News-Review · matched detroit
  44. General Low
    Detroit struggles with tar sands refinery – in pictures
    The Guardian · matched detroit
  45. Incident Critical
    Residents file class action suit against Marathon Oil after Detroit refinery explosion, fire
    ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 · matched detroit
  46. Incident Critical
    Major explosion at Detroit tarsands refinery
    People's World · matched detroit
  47. Incident High
    Detroit Marathon Refinery fire: what happened
    ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 · matched detroit
  48. General Low
    Pipeline Ties Detroit Refinery to “Dirtiest Source of Fossil Fuels”
    Circle of Blue - Water News · matched detroit

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