Weekend Fire Extinguished at Marathon's Martinez Renewable Diesel Facility -- OPIS
November 20 2023 - 11:14AM
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A Sunday fire that broke out at Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s
renewable diesel production facility in Martinez, Calif., has been
extinguished, according to a company spokesman.
"Marathon Petroleum responders extinguished a fire early Sunday
morning at the company's Martinez renewable fuels facility. One
employee was injured and transported to a medical facility.
Fenceline air monitoring indicated no off-site impact," Jamal
Kheiry, a company spokesman, said in an email statement.
Contra Costa Health, San Francisco Bay area's environmental
agency, said early Sunday on social media that it issued public
advisories for the surrounding areas of Martinez, Pacheco, Concord
and Clyde, and that a CCH hazardous materials team was responding
to the fire at the facility.
Shortly after, CCH said the fire at the renewable facility was
under control and it lifted the public health advisories.
In early October, CCH also said it deployed a hazardous
materials team to "investigate a reported release of petroleum coke
dust" from the Martinez facility. At that time, CCH said the
released began "while workers were conducting maintenance, which
was stopped due to the release."
In late October, Marathon said in its earnings release that
construction activities at the renewable facility are
"progressing." In addition, pretreatment capabilities are
increasing through the second half of 2023, and the facility is
expected to produce 730 million gallons per year by the end of this
year, it said.
The Martinez facility is a 50-50 joint venture between Marathon,
the largest U.S. refinery operator, and Finland-based renewable
diesel company Neste Oyj.
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--Reporting by Frank Tang, ftang@opisnet.com; Editing by Michael
Kelly, mkelly@opisnet.com
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