Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery Reports New Flaring

MIAMI, FL (DTN) – Chevron reported on Tuesday (10/21) a flaring event at its 269,000-bpd El Segundo, California refinery that began at 1:00 p.m. PT, according to a filing with the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
The cause of the flare was listed as “initial determination unknown” and “under investigation”, with no estimated stop time available as of Tuesday afternoon.
Chevron has reported multiple flaring incidents at El Segundo this month, including a non-emergency flaring event on October 15 and emergency flaring events on October 9 and October 14. These follow a massive explosion on October 2 affecting the Isomax 7 unit; a hydrocracker critical for producing jet fuel and gasoline.
The El Segundo refinery is a key supplier of transportation fuels for Southern California markets, including Los Angeles and San Diego. It provides about 20% of Southern California’s gasoline and 40% of its jet fuel.