Perhaps the darkest day in the Torrance Refinery’s long history came on Monday, Dec. 3, 1979 — 50 years after it first opened ...

The vast oil refinery in Benicia faces an uncertain future after its owner warned of the plant’s possible closure.

Oil giant Valero announced this week it may shutter its refinery in Benicia. The company sent a notice to the California ...

Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom also weighed in on the oil company's plans for the Benicia refinery. "I can assure you, beginning last night, we had all hands ...

A massive blaze has erupted at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur oil refinery in Russia, with initial reports indicating a refinery column about 50 meters high is engulfed in flames, covering an area roughly ...

BENICIA — Valero’s oil refinery in Benicia faces an uncertain future after the company alerted state energy officials that plans were in the works for an array of options for the plant ...