The city also relies heavily on one major business — San Antonio, Texas-based Valero has operated a 170,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Benicia for 25 years. The facility employs over 400 workers.

The city also relies heavily on one major business — San Antonio, Texas-based Valero has operated a 170,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Benicia for 25 years. The facility employs over 400 workers. I'm ...

“Based on current demand and consumption assumptions and estimates, the combined consequences of the 2025 Phillips 66 refinery closure and the April 2026 Valero refinery closure, together with the ...

BENICIA, Calif. - The fire on Monday morning at Valero Refinery in Benicia is resulting in more questions than answers, especially about how badly the fire damaged the refinery. Valero had ...

BENICIA, Calif. (KGO) -- A large plume of smoke hovered around multiple neighborhoods in Benicia as fire crews battled a fire at the Valero refinery around 9 a.m. on Monday. "We had our latter ...

The recent announcement that the Valero Benica Refinery in Northern California will be closing by the end of 2026 was disappointing, but shockingly, a prelude to more closures in the future. The ...

“Based on current demand and consumption assumptions and estimates, the combined consequences of the 2025 Phillips 66 refinery closure and the April 2026 Valero refinery closure, together with ...

The Benicia Fire Department has contained a fire at the Valero refinery. Large flames could be seen rising from a building at the refinery. Local fire officials did issue a shelter-in-place for ...

A structure fire that broke out at the Benicia Valero Refinery Monday morning, sending black smoke billowing downwind, was brought under control by mid-morning. “Benicia Fire Department crews ...

(KRON) — A fire ignited Monday morning at an oil refinery owned by Valero in Benicia. Flames sent large plumes of black smoke into the air. The Benicia Fire Department wrote at 9 a.m., “Units ...

IN SOLANO COUNTY, THE BENICIA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS BATTLING A FIRE AT THE VALERO REFINERY. THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE CITY OF BENECIA. THAT'S JUST ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTH OF FAIRFIELD. FLAMES ARE SENDING ...