Refinery

Martinez Refinery

PBF Energy ·Martinez, CA ·NYSE:PBF ·v1.1

A 156,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Martinez, CA, operated by PBF Energy. Nelson Complexity 12.6.

Record

Rated capacity
156,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
12.6
Status
Operating
Operator
PBF Energy
Parent
PBF Energy Inc. (NYSE:PBF)
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/pbf-energy
Coordinates
38.0289, -122.0967
PADD
5

Feedstock slate

Average API gravity
22°
Average sulfur
1.7%
Primary grades
ANS, CA Heavy

Product yield

Gasoline52%
Distillate28%
Jet12%
Residual3%
Other5%

Notes

Recent fire incident at Martinez Refinery has caused PBF Energy to revise restart date to March 2026. The facility is not operational due to fire damage requiring repairs, which is a more severe condition than routine maintenance.

What coverage reports

3 days since one was reported

Why Watch PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) After Its Martinez Refinery Restart?
2026-08-18 · 1 publisher filed it

12 reported in 12 months

operations 8 · incident 3 · conflict 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

33 records1 Feb 2020 to 18 Aug 2026General 12 · Operations 9 · Incident 8 · Policy 2
  1. Operations Medium
    Why Watch PBF Energy (NYSE:PBF) After Its Martinez Refinery Restart?

    PBF Energy's Martinez refinery in California returned to operations during May following a restart process.

    kalkinemedia.com · matched martinez
  2. General Low
    PBF reports Martinez, California refinery unit upset
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched martinez
  3. Operations Medium
    PBF: Q2 2026 delivered record profits, major debt reduction, and a full Martinez refinery restart

    PBF Energy reported a full restart of its Martinez refinery in the second quarter of 2026.

    TradingView · matched martinez
  4. General Low
    PBF Martinez Refinery Is Still Down, Driving $6 Per Gallon Gas -- Resupply and Minimum Inventory Rules Needed To Stop Gas Price Spikes, Says Consumer Watchdog
    PR Newswire · matched martinez
  5. Incident High
    PBF expects fire-hit Martinez refinery at full capacity in days
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched martinez
  6. General Medium
    PBF Energy posts $198.3M Q1 net income, restarts Martinez refinery, declares $0.275 dividend.
    Pluang + 1 other outlet · matched martinez
  7. General Low
    A Look At PBF Energy’s (PBF) Valuation After Earnings Beat And Ongoing Martinez Refinery Delays
    Yahoo Finance · matched martinez
  8. Incident High
    Report blames contractor errors, oversight failures in February fire at Martinez refinery
    MSN · matched martinez
  9. Operations Medium
    PBF begins long-delayed Martinez refinery full restart
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched martinez
  10. General Low
    PBF Energy resumes Martinez refinery operations; stock up 164% amid Iran conflict boosting oil prices
    Pluang · matched martinez
  11. Operations Medium
    PBF Energy jumps as refining-margin tailwinds and Martinez restart progress come back into focus
    Quiver Quantitative · matched martinez
  12. Operations Medium
    PBF Energy Weighs Insider Sales Against Martinez Refinery Restart Outlook
    finance.yahoo.com · matched martinez
  13. Operations Medium
    PBF Energy (+11%): Martinez Refinery Restarts; Boosts Production Outlook
    Trefis · matched martinez
  14. Policy Low
    $10 million settlement reached in Martinez refinery air violations spanning 4 years
    Local News Matters · matched martinez
  15. General Low
    Joint DA-Air District Prosecution Secures $10M From Martinez Refining Company
    Contra Costa County (.gov) + 2 other outlets · matched martinez
  16. Conflict Medium
    PBF Energy targets $350M in annualized run rate savings by end of 2026 as Martinez refinery restart nears completion
    MSN · matched martinez
  17. General Low
    PBF Energy (PBF) Projects Strong Outlook with Martinez Refinery Completion
    GuruFocus · matched martinez
  18. General Low
    PBF Energy provides update on Martinez refinery operations
    Hydrocarbon Engineering · matched martinez
  19. Operations Medium
    PBF extends timeline for Martinez refinery’s full restart
    Oil & Gas Journal · matched martinez
  20. General Low
    PBF Energy provides update on Martinez refinery operations
    roi-nj.com + 1 other outlet · matched martinez
  21. Operations Critical
    PBF Energy (PBF) Delays Martinez Refinery Restart to March 2026
    GuruFocus · matched martinez
  22. General Low
    PBF Energy Provides Update on Martinez Refinery Operations and Issues 2026 Annual Guidance Information
    PR Newswire + 1 other outlet · matched martinez
  23. Incident High
    Officials reveal mistakes that impacted Martinez refinery fire response
    SiliconValley.com · matched martinez
  24. Policy Low
    Bay Area Air District fines Martinez refinery nearly $375,000 for violations
    ABC7 San Francisco · matched martinez
  25. Operations Medium
    PBF delays full restart of Martinez refinery
    Oil & Gas Journal · matched martinez
  26. Incident High
    Report: Martinez refinery fire caused by inadequate training and monitoring of contractors, California workplace rules
    CBS News · matched martinez
  27. Incident High
    New report finds blame for 3-day Martinez Refinery fire
    KRON4 + 1 other outlet · matched martinez
  28. Incident High
    PBF restores partial operations at Martinez Refinery after February fire
    BIC Magazine · matched martinez
  29. Incident High
    Martinez Refining Company resumes operations after 2 fires, multiple worker injuries
    ABC7 San Francisco · matched martinez
  30. Incident High
    UPDATE: Martinez refinery fire under control; shelter-in-place lifted
    Richmondside · matched martinez
  31. General Low
    PBF Energy Provides Update on Martinez Refinery
    PR Newswire · matched martinez
  32. General Low
    Martinez Refinery Renewable Fuels Project
    Contra Costa County Website (.gov) · matched martinez
  33. Expansion Medium
    PBF Energy Completes Acquisition of Martinez Refinery, Creates West Coast System
    PR Newswire · matched martinez

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