According to a new report, gas prices in California could increase up to 75% by the end of 2026 as the state prepares to lose nearly one-fifth of its oil refining capacity. The scheduled closure ...

A fire broke out Monday morning at the Valero refinery in Benicia, sending dark smoke billowing into the sky until firefighters gained control about an hour later. A shelter-in-place notification ...

Gabby Giffords and killed six others, Palin’s political action committee had contributed to an atmosphere of violence by circulating a map of electoral districts that put Giffords and 19 other ...

Workers aren’t the only ones at risk from fires, explosions and chemical releases. In 2015, a refinery then owned by Exxon Mobil in Torrance, near Los Angeles, came close to releasing one of the ...

At approximately 4:30pm Monday afternoon, officers were called to a neighborhood at the intersection of Torrance Street and Brandon Avenue where a battery incident had taken place between a food ...

There have been 307 hurricanes that made landfall in the mainland United States since records began in 1851, and now you can see them all on a single map. University of Oklahoma student Michael ...

Oil giant Valero announced this week it may shutter its refinery in Benicia. The company sent a notice to the California Energy Commission indicating it may restructure the refinery or cease ...

Kpler pointed out that the Barmer refinery project is moving forward, though with notable delays. India’s first greenfield integrated refinery complex since 2016, HPCL Rajasthan Refinery’s ...

It’s the second California refinery to announce a pending closure in the past six months as the state targets the oil industry in an effort to rein in carbon emissions and gas prices.

A blog called We (the People) Dissent made by author K. Starling has compiled a map and lists of protests set to take place between April 19 and April 27. A link to a website showing a list of all ...

An explosion and fire at an oil refinery in Torrance, California, on Saturday forced the partial shutdown of the plant, leading oil traders to expect a spike this week in West Coast gasoline prices.

The Valero Benicia Refinery is pictured on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Valero said Wednesday that it plans to close the refinery by April 2026, citing high costs and California's environmental ...