PBF Torrance Plans Flaring Event Through Mid-May

MIAMI, FL (DTN) — PBF Energy’s Torrance refinery in California is scheduled to conduct a planned flaring event over 10 days, beginning May 7, as part of startup and shutdown activity, a filing with the South Coast Air Quality Management District showed Wednesday (5/6).
The planned event at the 160,000-bpd refinery is expected to begin at approximately 5:00 a.m. local time tomorrow (5/7) and continue through 11:59 p.m. on May 16, according to the filing. The Torrance refinery is a key supplier of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel in the Southern California market and accounts for roughly 10% of California gasoline demand.  
The flaring notice comes as California’s refining system continues to operate under tightening supply conditions following major refinery closures and operational disruptions earlier this year. Phillips 66 permanently shut its 139,000 bpd Los Angeles refinery in the fourth quarter of 2025, while Valero’s 145,000-bpd Benicia refinery ceased refining operations by the end of April, removing significant fuel production capacity from the West Coast market.