Tesoro Refining - Martinez

Acid Plant Database November 13, 2010

Owner	Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co.
Location	150 Solano Way Martinez, California USA 94553-1465
Background	At the end of 2001, Valero Energy Corporation acquired Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation with sulfuric acid plants in refineries at Dumas (McKee refinery), Tex. ; Wilmington , Calif. and Martinez , Calif. Valero then sold the Martinez refinery to Tesoro Petroleum in May, 2002.
Website	www.tsocorp.com
Plant	Golden Eagle Refinery
Coordinates	38º 1' 29" N, 122º 3' 25" W
Type of Plant	Acid Regeneration
Gas Source	Alkylation Waste Acid Hydrogen Sulphide Gas
Plant Capacity	435.4 MTPD (480 STPD) 158,939 MTPA (175200 STPA) (365 d/a)
SA/DA	3/1 DA
Emissions	SO₂: < 300 ppm @ 12% O₂ Acid Mist: 0.15 g/kg (0.3 lb/ton) Opacity: Ringlemann No. 1
Status	Operating
Year Built	-
Technology	-
Contractor	-
Remarks	-
Permits	State of California, Bay Area Air Quality Management District www.baaqmd.gov Facility ID: B2758
	Permit No.	Issue Date	Expiry Date	Date Modified
	B2758	March 20, 2008	-	-
Pictures
General	Plant is located next to MECS catalyst manufacturing site.
References	-
News	November 12, 2010 - Eighty-four gallons of sulfuric acid leaking from a tank into a concrete basin at the Golden Eagle refinery capped a rough couple of weeks for Tesoro on Friday. The spill, which was first reported just before 11:30 a.m., has been contained and there are expected to be no off-site impacts, according to the Bay City News Service.

MTPD - Metric Tonne per Day           STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum      STPA - Short Ton per Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption

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