Pictures for September2011

Legacy Refineries

Chevron Refinery El Paso Texas

Chevron Refinery El Paso Texas 1939

Caltex Brisbane Refinery

Caltex Bisbrane Refinery

Chevron El Segundo Refinery-1912

 Chevron El Segundo Refinery-1912 El Segundo. El Segundo became the second refinery built by Standard Oil Company and went on line 15 August 1911. It is still in operation in Los Angeles County by Chevron

Chevron El Segundo  Standard Oil Refinery, El Segundo, 1928

Chevron El Segundo Standard Oil of California Refinery 1928

Gulf Wilshire Oil Company, October, 1937

Gulf Wilshire Oil Company, October, 1937

Union Refinery in Wilmington, California in 1939

Union Refinery in Wilmington, California in 1939

Union Oil Co. Wilmington, refinery in Calif., 1965

Union Oil of California Company Refinery in Wilmington, California in 1965

Union Oil Wilmington, Pumpkin 1952

Union Oil Wilmington, Pumpkin 1952

Gulf Sunset Oil Co Refinery

Gulf Sunset Oil Co Refinery near Wilmington California

Gulf Swanigaen Chemical BA

Gulf Swanigaen Chemical BA Canada

Chevron Richmond 1924

Chevron Richmond 1924 California. The Richmond Refinery, El Primo, near San Francisco received first oil on 7 July 1902. It is still in operation by Chevron.

Chevron Richmond 1907 Point Orient Wharf Oi Can Factory Point Orient Wharf was established to export products to Asia. 1907 photo of the Point Orient wharf shows the refinery's can factory in the foreground, the box factory to its left, and three ships waiting to be loaded.
Texaco Port Arthur Texas Refinery 1929

Texaco Port Arthur Texas Refinery 1929

Gulf Refinery in South Philadelphia

Gulf Refinery located at Girard Point on the Schuylkill River in South Philadelphia

Texaco Trinidad Leaseholds Refinery, Steam Plant 1947 Canada Regent Oil

Texaco Trinidad Leaseholds Refinery, Steam Plant 1947 Canada Regent Oil

Texaco Trinidad Leaseholds Refinery, Regent oil co 1950

Texaco Trinidad Leaseholds Refinery, Regent Oil Company 1950

Union Pure Oil1 Toledo Ohio

Pure Oil Refinery built on the Delaware River in 1904. Not sure who currently owns this refinery think that it might be Sunco. Union Oil of California bought Pure Oil Company in 1965.

Union Pure Refinery Lemont Illinois

Union Pure Refinery Lemont Illinois

Tidewater Oil Co Refinery Delaware City DE '61

Tidewater Oil Co Refinery Delaware was commissioned in 1956. Texaco bought Getty in 1984. Star Enterprise operated it in 1988, Motiva Enterprises operate it in 1998 until Premcor Refining bought it. A year later Valero bought it.

Bapco Refinery Web

Bapco Refinery near Awali Bahrain. In 1936 a joint venture with Standard Oil California and Texaco built a refinery to process oil from the Awali Field. It is still in operation by Bahrain National Oil Company.

Gulf BA Moose Jaw Refinery Saskatchewan

British American Moose Jaw Refinery Saskatchewan. 1946 BA purchased the assets of Union Oil Company of Canada. In 1966 BA sold its assets in the US to the Chartered Corporation of Dallas. Gulf Oil acquired most of these assets. Gulf had also acquired a majority interest in BA Canada and in 1968 BA and renamed as Gulf Oil Canada Ltd.

British American Oil Refinery Moose Jaw Saskatchewan

British American Oil Refinery Moose Jaw Saskatchewan

British American Oil Co. refinery at Moose Jaw x

British American Oil Co. refinery at Moose Jaw 1940's

Gulf Oil Corporation's Port Arthur Texas

Gulf Oil Refinery at Port Arthur Texas was built in 1903 to process Spindletop oil. It is still in operation by Valero Energy Company.

Texaco Chevron Refinery Wales United Kingdom

Texaco Chevron Refinery at Pembrokeshire, Wales in the UK

Gulf 1954 Pittsburgh Penn. Gulf Oil Refinery

Gulf Oil Refinery in Pittsburgh Pennslyvania in 1954