The Valero Wilmington Refinery was commissioned in 1969 and has had three major expansions to become a fully integrated refinery and several upgrades to meet clean-fuel standards. The Wilmington refinery processes a blend of California and foreign crude oil, as well as unfinished feedstocks from local and foreign sources. Given its coking and desulfurizing capabilities, it is particularly well-suited to process lower-cost heavy, high-sulfur crude oils and feedstocks. The refinery also produces 15 percent of the asphalt supply in southern California. Refined products are distributed from the Wilmington refinery through a network of third-party pipelines and terminals in southern California, Nevada and Arizona, and then on to wholesale and retail customers.

• Located in Wilmington, Calif., on a compact 120-acre site 23 miles south of downtown Los Angeles
• Significant new construction and upgrades took place in the early 1980s and mid-1990s with the latter focused mainly on the addition of hydrotreating capacity
• One of six refineries acquired in the purchase of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock in 2002
• Total throughput capacity of 135,000 barrels per day (BPD)
• Products include California Air Resources Board (CARB) gasoline, jet fuel, ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD), CARB diesel, propane, coke and asphalt
• Location has made it a frequent backdrop to many Hollywood movies and commercials
• Connected by pipeline to marine terminals and associated dock facilities that are used for movement and storage of crude oil and feedstocks
• Operates a refined-product marine terminal which is leased from the Port of Los Angeles
• Products including jet fuel, diesel fuel, light cycle oil, fluidized catalytic cracker slurry oil, and liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs) can also be shipped using on-site track racks
• Employs approximately 440 individuals