Marquee Refinery
Martinez Renewable Fuels
Marathon Petroleum ·Martinez, CA ·NYSE:MPC ·v1.1
A 47,500 barrels per calendar day renewable-fuels facility operated by Marathon Petroleum in Martinez, CA. Nelson Complexity 3.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 47,500 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 3
- Status
- Renewable diesel
- Operator
- Marathon Petroleum
- Parent
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC)
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/marathon-petroleum
- Coordinates
- 38.0153, -122.1317
- PADD
- 5
Feedstock slate
- Primary grades
- soybean oil, tallow, UCO, DCO
Product yield
| Renewable diesel | 85% |
| Renewable jet (SAF) | 10% |
| Renewable naphtha | 5% |
What coverage reports
112
days since one was reported
Workers at Martinez refinery continue strike
2026-05-01 · 1 publisher filed it
3
reported in 12 months
operations 2 · incident 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
68 records1 Feb 2020 to 1 May 2026Incident 44 · General 15 · Policy 5 · Operations 4
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Operations HighWorkers at Martinez refinery continue strikeThe Mercury News · matched martinez
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Operations HighMartinez Renewable Refinery Workers Strike Amid Contract Dispute, Demand Safer ConditionsKQED · matched martinez
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Operations HighUnion strike begins at Marathon-Neste Martinez RD plantQuantum Commodity Intelligence · matched martinez
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Policy LowMarathon refinery near Martinez fined for multiple air quality violationsMSN · matched martinez
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Incident HighStrong odors, flaring at Martinez refinery pose no increased health risks to public, county health saysDanville San Ramon · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez: Strong Odors, Flaring At Refinery Pose No Increased Health Risks To Public, Contra Costa Health SaysSFGATE + 1 other outlet · matched martinez
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Incident HighIntermittent flaring possible at Martinez refinery after electrical issue affected operationsCBS News · matched martinez
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General LowMartinez Refinery’s String of Accidents Raises Concern Within the Communitydvcinquirer.com · matched martinez
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Policy LowAir district fines Martinez refinery nearly $375,000 for violationsSiliconValley.com · matched martinez
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Policy LowAir district reaches settlement with Tesoro on pollution monitoring at Martinez refineryLocal News Matters · matched martinez
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Incident HighPublic hearing held on safety at Martinez refinery following 2023 fireDanville San Ramon · matched martinez
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General LowMartinez refinery conversion from crude oil to renewable fuels receives county approvalLocal News Matters · matched martinez
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Incident HighFlaring at Martinez refinery prompts community notificationCBS News · matched martinez
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Incident HighSupervisor Scales-Preston Responds to Report on Martinez Refinery FireContra Costa News · matched martinez
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Incident HighReport Highlights Root Cause of Martinez Refining Company FireContra Costa News · matched martinez
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Incident High'Poor training and supervision': New independent report details what caused Feb. Martinez Refining Company fireABC7 Bay Area · matched martinez
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Incident HighFlaring at Martinez refinery prompts Level 1 community warningsNBC Bay Area · matched martinez
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Operations MediumMartinez Refining Company to Restart Refinery Process UnitsContra Costa News · matched martinez
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Incident HighPortable air compressor sparks fire at Martinez refinery; worker injured, company saysABC7 Bay Area · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez Residents Call for Delayed Reopening of Refinery After Massive FireKQED · matched martinez
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Incident LowMartinez refinery report provides details of hydrocarbons released during February blazeLocal News Matters · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez Refining Company says over 7,000 gallons of hydrocarbon materials released during February fire in new reportABC7 Bay Area · matched martinez
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Incident HighNorCal gas prices have risen since Martinez Refinery fire, petroleum watchdog saysABC7 Bay Area · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez Refining Company fire released cancer-causing chemicals into air, new report showsABC7 Bay Area + 1 other outlet · matched martinez
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Incident High10 Days After Martinez Refinery Fire, New Details of Toxic Chemicals ReleasedKQED · matched martinez
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General Low'We Deserve Better': Fear and Anger in Martinez After Another Refinery IncidentKQED · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez refinery says ‘no significant' contaminant levels found from fireNBC Bay Area · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez refinery fire snuffed out; supervisor calls for incident audit and town hall meetingLocal News Matters · matched martinez
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Incident HighContra Costa Fire Releases Incident Report from Martinez Refinery FireContra Costa News · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez refinery fire leaves health and psychological impacts days laterCBS News · matched martinez
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Incident HighFrustration and anger over fire at Martinez refinery as probe focuses on leakKTVU · matched martinez
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Incident HighHuge Martinez Refinery Fire Renews Neighbors’ Fear and FrustrationKQED · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez refinery fire update: Blaze under control, but smoke and flaring still visibleLocal News Matters · matched martinez
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Incident HighCause of Martinez refinery fire revealed, health advisory still in effectKRON4 + 1 other outlet · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez refinery fire leaves 6 workers injured, shelter-in-place liftedCBS News · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez Refining Company Fire: Many residents angry after Saturday's Level 3 incident that prompted shelter-in-place ordersABC7 Bay Area · matched martinez
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Incident HighBay Area Air District Releases Report on Martinez Refinery FireContra Costa News · matched martinez
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Incident High6 hurt in large fire at Martinez refineryDanville San Ramon · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez refinery fire: At least 6 injured, shelter-in-place order lifted in Martinez, parts of Pacheco and ClydeABC7 Bay Area + 1 other outlet · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez refinery fire injures 6; health alerts remain in effect for neighboring communitiesLocal News Matters · matched martinez
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Incident HighFire breaks out at Martinez refinery, injuries reportedKTVU · matched martinez
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General LowMarathon: Martinez biorefinery to reach full capacity by year endBiomass Magazine · matched martinez
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Policy MediumAir district slaps $5M fine on Marathon Martinez Refinery for pandemic-era violationsLocal News Matters · matched martinez
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Policy LowMarathon Martinez Refinery fined $5 million by Bay Area Air Quality Management District for alleged violationsABC7 Bay Area · matched martinez
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Incident HighMarathon’s Martinez Refinery Hit With State Fines Over Fire That Burned WorkerKQED · matched martinez
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General LowBay Area Regulators Claim Big Win Against Richmond, Martinez Oil Refinery PollutionKQED · matched martinez
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Incident HighHealth officials conduct surprise inspection at Martinez Refining Company after recent flaring, hazardous material spillABC7 Bay Area · matched martinez
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General LowList of demands follows surprise inspection of Martinez oil refinery plagued by problemsSan Francisco Chronicle · matched martinez
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General LowResidents protest repeated toxic emissions from Martinez refineryKTVU · matched martinez
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Incident HighMore flaring reported at Martinez Refinery; health advisory issued due to chemical odorABC7 Bay Area · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez residents upset after another flaring incident at refineryKRON4 · matched martinez
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Incident HighFlaring reported at Martinez refineryNBC Bay Area · matched martinez
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Incident HighSon speaks out after father is injured at Martinez refineryKRON4 · matched martinez
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Incident HighMartinez refinery fire prompts public health advisoryKRON4 · matched martinez
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General LowContra Costa County District Attorney issues 'civil enforcement action' against Martinez Refining CompanyABC7 Bay Area · matched martinez
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General LowMartinez Refining Company manager apologizes for multiple chemical releases deployed throughout yearABC7 Bay Area · matched martinez
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Incident LowMartinez refinery reports coke dust release, county saysNBC Bay Area · matched martinez
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General LowMartinez refinery expels toxic dust on neighborhoodsSFGATE · matched martinez
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General LowContra Costa County Health investigating coke dust released by Martinez refineryNBC Bay Area · matched martinez
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Incident LowSoil tests clear after Martinez Refinery chemical release, investigations still underwayABC7 Bay Area · matched martinez
8 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.