Overview
- Valero will begin idling processing units at the Benicia refinery in February, continue gasoline production through April 2026, and then fully idle the facility.
- The company says it will fulfill contracts by importing additional gasoline to the Bay Area and using existing inventories once refining stops.
- Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Energy Commission report ongoing talks with Valero to assess options for continued operations and to safeguard fuel reliability.
- Valero is preparing a WARN notice related to potential layoffs; more than 400 people work at the Benicia refinery, with the number affected not yet specified.
- Operations at Valero’s Wilmington refinery in Los Angeles County remain unchanged, according to the governor’s office.