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.
Complexity: 15.2
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
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