Phillips 66 Reports 1-Month Flaring at Wilmington Refinery

MIAMI, FL (DTN) –Phillips 66 reported on Thursday (2/5) a one-month flaring event at its 139,000 bpd Wilmington, California refinery, as part of the process to definitively close the facility. 

The flaring began at 8:13 a.m. PT on Monday (2/2) and was expected to continue through 11:59 p.m. PT on Sunday (3/1), according to a company filing with the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

The flaring was attributed to start-up/shut-down operations, according to the filing. 

Phillips 66 had publicly announced plans to stop refining operations at its Wilmington refinery by the end of 2025, but continues to operate.