Torrance refinery
Torrance is a medium sized, high conversion refinery located in the Los Angeles are in Torrance, California in the US.
The refinery is 100% owned and operated by PBF.
The refinery primarily processes heavy sour crude supplied by pipeline from the San Joaquin basin.
Products are distributed across the Southern California area.
Refinery configuration
Complexity: 15.2
Major process units:
Atmospheric distillation - 166 kbpd
Vacuum distillation - 102 kbpd
Coker - 62 kbpd
FCC - 104 kbpd
Hydrocracker - 28 kbpd - Chevron Isocracker
Reformer - 20 kbpd - Semiregen
Naphtha hydrotreater - 25 kbpd
Distillate hydrotreater - 20 kbpd
VGO hydrotreater - 108 kbpd
Alkylation - 30 kbpd - HF acid
Hydrogen production - 146 MMscfd
Pet coke - 19 kbpd
Sulfur plant - 400 t/d
Land - 750 acres
Employees - 600 plus 400-500 contractors
Refinery history
1907 - Built by Vacuum Oil
1931 - Merged with Socony to form Socony Vacuum
1966 - Renamed Mobil
1967 - Hydrocracker added
2000 - Merged with Exxon to form Exxon Mobil
2016 - Acquired by PBF