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What is the refinery sector rule?
Rule Summary This rule will virtually eliminate smoking flare emissions and upset emission events, and will require refineries to monitor emissions at key emission sources within their facilities and around their fencelines.
How many refineries are in the US?
129
As of January 1, 2021, there were 129 operable petroleum refineries in the United States.
What company owns the most refineries?
Top 10 U.S. refineries operable capacity*
| Rank | Corporation | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Aramco | Motiva Enterprises LLC |
| 2 | Marathon Petroleum Corp | Marathon Petroleum Co LP |
| 3 | Marathon Petroleum Corp | Marathon Petroleum Co LP |
| 4 | ExxonMobil Corp | ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Co |
How many oil refineries shut down in 2021?
five facilities
Much of that dip in output can be blamed on refinery closures such as the one in Houston, with the report noting that five facilities shuttered during 2021, including the Shell refinery in Convent, Louisiana. Other states that saw a refinery closure include New Mexico, California, North Dakota, and Wyoming.
How many US refineries are offline?
Five refineries have shutdown in the United States in just the past two years, reducing the nation’s refining capacity by about 5 percent and eliminating more than 1 million barrels of fuel per day from the market, leaving the remaining facilities straining to meet demand.
How many US refineries are shut down?
In the past two years, 5 US refineries have been closed.
When was the last oil refinery built in us?
1976
The last refinery to be completed in the United States was in 1976, and Mr. McGinnis knows all too well that community and political opposition squashed earlier projects.
What is the EPA’s new rule on refinery emissions?
In December 2015, the EPA issued a final rule that will further control toxic air emissions from petroleum refineries and provide important information about refinery emissions to the public and neighboring communities.
What is the EPA doing about refinery wastewater discharge?
In 2019 EPA concluded a study of wastewater discharges from petroleum refineries. As part of that study, EPA prepared a report compiling data on petroleum refining facilities, refinery wastewater characteristics, and available technologies for treating refinery wastewater.
What does a refinery produce?
The refinery sector consists of facilities that produce gasoline, gasoline blending stocks, naphtha, kerosene, distillate fuel oils, residual fuel oils, lubricants, or asphalt (bitumen) by the distillation of petroleum or the re-distillation, cracking, or reforming of unfinished petroleum derivatives.
Are small refineries exempt from the RFS program?
Small refineries were exempted from the RFS program in its earliest years, 2006-2010, after which a small refinery could petition EPA for and receive an extension of its exemption if it could demonstrate the refinery would suffer “disproportionate economic hardship” as a result of complying with its RFS obligations. See CAA section 211 (o) (9).