Refinery
Carson Refinery
Marathon Petroleum ·Carson, US ·NYSE:MPC ·v1.1
A 363,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Carson, US, operated by Marathon Petroleum. Nelson Complexity 10.5.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 363,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 10.5
- Status
- Operator
- Marathon Petroleum
- Parent
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC)
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/marathon-petroleum
- Coordinates
- 33.8300, -118.2600
What coverage reports
524
days since one was reported
Oil spill under investigation at Carson refinery
2025-03-15 · 1 publisher filed it
0
reported in 12 months
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
32 records10 Sep 2012 to 12 Aug 2026Incident 20 · General 9 · Policy 1 · Operations 1
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Policy LowCarson City Council withdraws refinery tax ballot measure, accepts $370M settlement
The Carson City Council accepted a $370 million settlement offer from the Marathon Los Angeles refinery in exchange for rescinding a tax ballot measure.
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General LowPotential ballot measure could triple taxes on refineries in Carson
The Carson City Council voted to put a measure on the November ballot that would apply an up to $1 per barrel tax on feedstock refined at Marathon's Carson refinery.
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General LowPlans for Phillips 66 refinery redevelopment in Carson announcedDaily Breeze · matched carson
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General LowCarson approves increased fees and regulations for pipeline franchisesDaily Breeze · matched carson
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Incident HighOil spill under investigation at Carson refineryCBS News · matched carson
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General LowPhillips 66 faces federal charges after Carson refinery allegedly dumped wastewater into LA sewer systemLAist + 2 other outlets · matched carson
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Incident CriticalCarson Refinery Explosion Reignites FearsSierra Club · matched carson
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Incident HighCarson refinery fire did not increase toxic pollutants in the air: AQMDKTLA · matched carson
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Incident HighFire exploded from part of Carson refinery recently cited for workplace safety issuesLos Angeles Times · matched carson
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General LowCarson Marathon refinery cited in past for safety violationsDaily Breeze · matched carson
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Incident CriticalCarson refinery fire contained, after explosion at center of Marathon facility sends raging flames shooting into night skyABC7 Los Angeles + 1 other outlet · matched carson
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Incident CriticalRefinery neighbors are used to fires. But the Carson explosion was ‘scary’Los Angeles Times · matched carson
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Incident HighCarson refinery fire could cause gas prices to spike, underscores safety hazardsDaily Breeze + 1 other outlet · matched carson
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Incident HighLarge fire at Carson refinery sends flames 100 feet into the air; 405 Freeway reopensLos Angeles Times · matched carson
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Incident HighCalifornia gas prices might rise due to Carson oil refinery fireLos Angeles Times · matched carson
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Incident HighOfficials investigate cause of fire at Carson refinery; impact on gas prices unclearKTLA · matched carson
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Incident CriticalFire At Carson Refinery Briefly Shuts Down 405 Freewaylaist.com · matched carson
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Incident CriticalTruck Driver Injured In Carson Oil Refinery Explosion, BlazeCBS News + 1 other outlet · matched carson
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Incident HighTanker truck loaded with jet fuel erupts into flames at Carson refineryABC7 Los Angeles · matched carson
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Incident HighFirefighters battle flames at Phillips 66 refinery in CarsonABC7 Los Angeles · matched carson
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Incident HighCrews contain fire at Phillips 66 refinery in Carson; 2nd fire at site in recent weeksDaily Breeze + 1 other outlet · matched carson
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Incident HighGas Prices Expected to Increase 10 Cents a Gallon Following Fire at Carson RefineryKTLA · matched carson
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Incident HighCarson refinery fire will likely fuel price hikes at gas pumpDaily Breeze · matched carson
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Incident HighCrews knock down fire at Carson refineryLong Beach Post · matched carson
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General LowMitch Epstein | BP Carson Refinery, CaliforniaWhitney Museum of American Art · matched carson
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General LowTesoro’s plans to merge 2 South Bay oil refineries too risky, Carson saysDaily Breeze · matched carson
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Incident CriticalSulfur tank explosion and fire at Tesoro Carson refineryHydrocarbon Processing · matched carson
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Incident CriticalExplosion, fire at Carson refineryMyNewsLA.com · matched carson
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General LowSulfur-tank breach at Carson refinery triggers shelter-in-place orderABC7 Los Angeles · matched carson
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Operations HighCarson’s Tesoro refinery one of 9 U.S. locations being picketed by United Steelworkers during strikeDaily Breeze · matched carson
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General LowTesoro is cleared to buy BP’s Carson refinery, Arco stationsLos Angeles Times · matched carson
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Expansion MediumTesoro’s Acquisition of BP’s Carson Refinery (California Prices at the Pump: Part 2)Energy Institute Blog · matched carson
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.