Overview
The Valero Wilmington Refinery is located near Los Angeles. The refinery is adjacent to the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The refinery is connected by pipeline to marine terminals and associated dock facilities that move and store crude oil and other feedstocks. Refined petroleum products are distributed via pipeline systems to various third-party terminals in southern California, Nevada and Arizona.
Wilmington by the numbers
- ~390 employees
- 135,000 barrels per day (bpd) throughput capacity
- Produces CARBOB gasoline, diesel, CARB diesel, jet fuel and asphalt
- Produces 15% of the asphalt supply in Southern California
- The Wilmington refinery installed a cogeneration system that is fueled by clean natural gas and produces approximately 31 megawatts of electricity that no longer needs to be supplied by the Los Angeles power grid. The amount produced is enough to power 5,741 homes.
- Contributed more than $762,000 for the 2024 United Way campaign
- More than 7,800 hours volunteered at Wilmington in 2023
Snapshots of Wilmington Refinery & Community
In Our Community
Wilmington Employees Give Back
Charitable Donations
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Valero donated $100,000 to EXP, the Opportunity Engine, which helps prepare students for future careers.
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Provided $125,000 in 2021 to the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium to support its STEM education programming.
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In 2023, Valero hosted its annual Surf for Charity event, which raised more than $46,000 for U.S. VETS™.
Volunteering Time
Employees logged more than 42,800 volunteer hours since 2018 with organizations in Wilmington and surrounding communities.
Community Partnerships
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Valero volunteers completed two giant murals as part of a beautification project at a neighboring school, Hawaiian Avenue Elementary.
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Valero worked with ESP Education and Leadership Institute in supporting its “BOSS” program, which provides year-round programming that includes academic coaching, mentoring, real-world experiences and opportunities for advocacy.
Environmentally Responsible Operations
Best-in-class environmental performance through reliability, operational excellence, and investments in renewable energy.
Recipient of the Port of Long Beach Green Flag environmental achievement award for the past three years; a voluntary vessel speed reduction program that rewards vessel operators for slowing down to 12 knots or less within 40 nautical miles.
Installed multi-million dollar Cogeneration system, which allows the refinery to generate a backup power supply and control emissions.
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Safety Awards & Honors
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AFPM Elite Silver Award for 2022 at the Wilmington Asphalt Plant
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2021 AFPM Safety Achievement Award recipient
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ZERO employee recordable injuries in 2021
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ZERO Tier 1 process safety events in 2021
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2021 Elite Silver Award to Wilmington Asphalt Plant for performance in the top 10 percentile of industry safety.
