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The Air District announced today that it has fined the Marathon Martinez Refinery, which is operated by Marathon subsidiary Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC, $5 million for air quality violations. This is the second largest penalty ever assessed by the Air District.

The Air District has fined Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company $1,469,579 for air quality violations at its Martinez refinery.

Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton and the Air District’s Chief Counsel, Alexander Crockett, today announced a joint civil enforcement action against the Martinez Refining Company (MRC).

The  Air District announced today that Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. has agreed to pay $915,700 to settle air quality violations at its Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez. 

The Air District is announcing that Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company has agreed to pay $2,227,000 to settle violations at its refinery in Martinez. This settlement covers 58 Notices of Violation issued for air quality violations at its Golden Eagle Refinery between 2014 and 2018.

The Air District is issuing an air quality advisory for smoke in Contra Costa and Solano counties due to a fire at MRC’s Martinez refinery.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced that Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. has agreed to pay $4 million to settle alleged air pollution violations at its Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez.

The Air District announced a recent settlement with Shell Oil Products U.S. to pay a $208,000 civil penalty for air quality violations at its refinery in Martinez. The settlement covers 12 notices of violation that the Air District issued for incidents that occurred in 2013.

Localized air quality impacts may occur as Marathon Refinery in Martinez idles operations.

The Air District is hosting a series of open houses to discuss the agency’s four new and amended draft petroleum refinery emissions reduction rules. Open houses will be held in Martinez on Sept, 15, Benicia on Sept. 17, and Richmond on Sept. 28. The public comment period for the rules and amendments closes on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015.

The Air District announced that Phillips 66 Company has agreed to pay $99,400 to to settle a group of 13 Notices of Violation issued for air quality violations that occurred at its Rodeo refinery in 2015.

On December 28, the Air District announced that Valero Refining Co. agreed to pay $142,000 to settle violations at its refinery in Benicia. The settlement covers a group of 20 notices of violation issued to the company for non-compliance with air quality regulations that occurred largely in 2015.

The Air District has issued 18 Notices of Violation to MRC for violations of air quality regulations and/or permit conditions for the February 1 fire. This is an ongoing investigation, and more violations may be issued.

The Air District announced that Shell Oil Products has agreed to pay $165,000 to settle air quality violations at its petroleum refinery in Martinez. 

The Air District announced today that Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. has agreed to pay $646,140 to settle air pollution violations at its Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez. The settlement covers 36 notices of violation issued to Tesoro for non-compliance at its refinery in 2012.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced a recent agreement with Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. to pay a $285,000 civil penalty to settle a single air quality violation at its Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez.

The Air District announced today it has reached two separate agreements with Chevron and Martinez Refining Company resulting in an end to the litigation against the agency over its groundbreaking Regulation 6, Rule 5, major emissions reductions from both refineries, unprecedented penalties and other payments of up to $138 million, and a Richmond-area Community Air Quality Fund, among other benefits. The Air District estimates that the emission reductions achieved by the rule will result in tens of millions of dollars per year in health benefits by reducing early deaths and other health impacts of exposure to particulate matter.

Jan 22, 2024 ... October 16, 2023 Michael Marlowe Manager, Environmental Affairs Martinez Refining Company, LLC 3485 Pacheco Boulevard Martinez, CA 94553 RE: Disapproval of Regulation 12, Rule 15 ...

Nov 28, 2022 ... Compliance and Enforcement Division INCIDENT REPORT PBF Energy Martinez Refining Company (MRC), Site # A0011 3485 Pacheco Blvd Martinez, CA November 25, 2022 On November 25, 2022, ...

Dec 10, 2022 ... Compliance and Enforcement Division INCIDENT REPORT PBF Energy Martinez Refining Company (MRC), Site # A0011 3485 Pacheco Blvd Martinez, CA December 9, 2022 On December 9, 2022 at 1645 ...