Refinery

El Paso Refinery

Marathon Petroleum ·Texas, US ·NYSE:MPC ·v1.1

A 133,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Texas, US, operated by Marathon Petroleum.

Record

Rated capacity
133,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Status
Operating
Operator
Marathon Petroleum
Parent
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC)
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/marathon-petroleum
Coordinates
37.0803, -96.4305

Notes

Fire at Marathon refinery in El Paso was extinguished as of April 11, 2026. This indicates the emergency has been contained, moving the facility from 'damaged' status to 'maintenance' as damage assessment and repairs are likely underway. The facility is not yet fully operational but the acute emergency phase has passed.

What coverage reports

3 days since one was reported

El Paso families seek answers after Marathon refinery leak
2026-08-18 · 2 publishers filed it

6 reported in 12 months

incident 4 · operations 2

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

60 records19 Jul 2012 to 20 Aug 2026General 26 · Policy 16 · Incident 13 · Operations 3
  1. General Low
    Fred Borrego, president of the San Juan Neighborhood Association, asks officials with Marathon Petroleum's El Paso refinery to reduce air-pollution emissions at the 97-year-old refinery during the TCEQ Jan. 8 public meeting at Riverside High School.
    The Lufkin Daily News · matched paso
  2. General Low
    Update: El Paso Marathon refinery incident released 15.4 tons of pollutants
    KFOX · matched paso
  3. Incident High
    El Paso families seek answers after Marathon refinery leak

    A process upset and shutdown at the Marathon refinery in El Paso, Texas, resulted in a release of pollutants that exceeded permitted limits on August 4.

    yahoo.com + 1 other outlet · matched paso
  4. General Low
    El Paso City Council to address Marathon Refinery emissions

    The Marathon Petroleum refinery in El Paso, Texas, released thousands of pounds of pollutants during emission events on August 4 and 5.

    Yahoo · matched paso
  5. General Low
    Escobar demands investigation after El Paso refinery emits nearly five tons of toxins

    El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar demanded a federal investigation of the Marathon refinery in El Paso after it released close to five tons of toxic pollutants into the air.

    KFOX · matched paso
  6. General Low
    Large flares, gas emissions at El Paso refinery alarm neighbors

    The Marathon refinery in South-Central El Paso released harmful gases and produced large flares of fire and smoke.

    KVIA · matched paso
  7. General Low
    El Paso leaders demand Marathon refinery answers after residents report noxious fumes
    KDBC · matched paso
  8. General Low
    Stout demands accountability after emissions report in South-Central El Paso refinery ‘incident’

    A process upset caused a fluid catalytic cracker unit to shut down at Marathon Petroleum's El Paso refinery, resulting in unpermitted emissions.

    KTSM 9 News + 1 other outlet · matched paso
  9. General Low
    Environmental report: refinery releases tons of toxic gases into El Paso after incident

    The Marathon El Paso refinery released sulfur dioxide, 1,3-butadiene, and propylene after a fluid catalytic cracker experienced a process upset and shut down.

    KFOX · matched paso
  10. General Low
    Marathon Refinery Odor Spreads Across El Paso, Officials Fault Slow Alerts

    On August 4, a liquid hydrocarbon release from a storage tank at Marathon Petroleum's East-Central El Paso refinery sent a sulfur smell across several parts of the city.

    Hoodline · matched paso
  11. Operations High
    El Paso Electric reports multiple outage event, leaving over 6,000 customers without power
    KFOX · matched paso
  12. General Critical
    Marathon shuts units after upset at El Paso refinery
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched paso
  13. General Low
    Strong odor from El Paso refinery prompts accountability

    Unanticipated operating conditions caused a release of liquid hydrocarbon odors from a Marathon storage tank, resulting in sulfur odors beyond the facility's fence line in El Paso.

    KTSM 9 News · matched paso
  14. General Low
    Strong odor from Marathon refinery prompts accountability from El Paso County commissioner

    Liquid hydrocarbon odors were released from a storage tank at Marathon Petroleum's El Paso refinery beyond its fence line due to unanticipated operating conditions.

    KTSM 9 News · matched paso
  15. Maintenance Medium
    Inside Marathon Petroleum’s $130 million El Paso refinery turnaround

    Marathon Petroleum recently completed a $130 million upgrade project at its refinery in El Paso.

    El Paso Inc. · matched paso
  16. Policy Medium
    TCEQ grants El Paso leaders hearing on Marathon Refinery's air permit
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  17. General Low
    El Paso leaders win air quality battle; set to review refinery emissions in legal hearing
    KFOX · matched paso
  18. Incident High
    El Paso Water contains 560,000-gallon spill at Bustamante plant; cleanup complete
    KFOX · matched paso
  19. General Low
    Residents seeing more flare-ups at the El Paso Marathon Refinery
    KVIA · matched paso
  20. General Low
    El Paso plans pipeline from central Rockies
    Petroleum News · matched paso
  21. Incident Critical
    Watch: Fire erupts after explosion at Texas refinery; residents told to stay indoors
    MSN · matched paso
  22. Incident High
    Fire contained at Marathon El Paso refinery; no injuries reported, officials say
    dailydispatch.com · matched paso
  23. Incident High
    Scene after fire at Marathon Refinery in South-Central El Paso
    KTSM 9 News + 1 other outlet · matched paso
  24. Incident Low
    Small Blaze at El Paso Marathon Refinery Snuffed Fast, Nerves Still on Edge
    Hoodline · matched paso
  25. Incident High
    Fire contained at Marathon El Paso refinery; no injuries reported, officials say
    KFOX + 1 other outlet · matched paso
  26. Incident High
    Fire extinguished at Marathon Refinery in South-Central El Paso
    Yahoo + 4 other outlets · matched paso
  27. Operations Critical
    Valero slashes Mexican oil purchases after Texas refinery shutdown
    MSN · matched paso
  28. General Low
    Fluor awarded engineering and design contract for America First Refining's refinery in South Texas
    Hydrocarbon Processing · matched paso
  29. Policy Medium
    Texas regulators say Marathon El Paso refinery air permit renewal meets requirements
    KDBC · matched paso
  30. Policy Medium
    Texas regulators say Marathon El Paso refinery air permit renewal meets requirements
    KFOX · matched paso
  31. Policy Medium
    TCEQ gets public views on El Paso oil refinery air-permit renewal
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  32. Policy Medium
    El Paso refinery neighbors talk of bad smells at TCEQ permit meeting
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  33. Policy Medium
    Public meeting held on air permit renewal for El Paso refinery
    KFOX · matched paso
  34. Policy Medium
    Public can give views on El Paso refinery air permit at TCEQ meeting
    El Paso Times + 1 other outlet · matched paso
  35. Policy Medium
    Public meeting set for Marathon's El Paso oil refinery air permit
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  36. General Critical
    Marathon's El Paso refinery shuts units after pump failure
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched paso
  37. Incident High
    El Paso Refinery Emits Toxic Smoke, Residents Raise Health Concerns
    KVIA · matched paso
  38. Incident High
    El Paso residents demand answers after fire, smoke erupt at Marathon refinery
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  39. Incident High
    El Paso Fire: No emergency with smoke from refinery
    KTSM 9 News · matched paso
  40. General Low
    Marathon El Paso Refinery inspires young women at annual STEM conference
    KFOX · matched paso
  41. Policy Medium
    El Paso Challenges Oil Refinery Permit
    Inside Climate News · matched paso
  42. Policy Medium
    Public's D-day near for Marathon's El Paso refinery pollution permit
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  43. Policy Medium
    El Paso County looks to block environmental permit for Marathon refinery
    El Paso Matters · matched paso
  44. Policy Medium
    El Paso County approves community 'public hearing' request for Marathon Refinery pollution permit
    KFOX · matched paso
  45. Incident High
    2 migrants dead, others injured when Texas DPS pursuit ends in crash near El Paso refinery
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  46. Operations High
    Federal, state officials move to ease gas shortage in El Paso following refinery outage
    El Paso Matters · matched paso
  47. Policy Medium
    Marathon's El Paso oil refinery air permit renewed by TCEQ over many objections
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  48. General Low
    El Paso gasoline shortage linked to Marathon refinery equipment problem
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  49. Policy Medium
    Marathon is renewing its El Paso refinery's air permit. Here's how you can weigh in.
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  50. General Low
    No, Marathon-El Paso Refinery Wasn’t Going to Blow Last Week
    95.5 KLAQ · matched paso
  51. Incident High
    Refinery flare up generates smoke in El Paso’s Lower Valley
    KVIA · matched paso
  52. General Low
    Freeport says its Miami mine & smelter in Arizona plus the El Paso refinery in Texas have joined its growing Copper Mark list
    im-mining.com + 1 other outlet · matched paso
  53. Policy Medium
    Marathon oil refinery in East-Central El Paso seeks to renew state air permit for 10 years
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  54. General Low
    El Paso refinery, Howdy's stores to be part of Ohio firm; 873 employees affected
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  55. General Low
    El Paso Refinery Changes Ownership — Again
    Connect CRE · matched paso
  56. Expansion Low
    El Paso refinery to change ownership again as Andeavor to be sold to Marathon for $23.3B
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  57. General Low
    Editorial: Western Refining reshaped El Paso
    El Paso Times · matched paso
  58. Policy Medium
    Western Refining lawsuit claims El Paso appraisal system broken, illegal
    Whittier Daily News · matched paso
  59. General Low
    Refinery’s Smokestacks Have Avid Fans in El Paso
    The Texas Tribune · matched paso
  60. General Low
    El Paso Plant’s Old Smokestacks Have Avid Fans (Published 2012)
    The New York Times · matched paso

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