Chevron renews Richmond refinery focus

摘要

New York—Two months after a fire at a crude distillation unit at its 243,000 b/d Richmond, California, refinery, Chevron is shifting focus back to the plant’s overall upgrade plans while casting an eye on local politics during this election season. Foiled in the past by environmentalists and federal courts, Chevron scaled back plans for its “renewal project” in 2011, ditching plans for a continuous catalytic reformer and a cogeneration plant.