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pulseSummer 2019

A publication of the Marathon Petroleum Corporation — Martinez Refinery

Marathon Petroleum Looks ForwardOil Is a Crucial Part of Our Energy Future

INSIDE: > Our Heroic Emergency Response Team

> Marathon Supports Community Bike Giveaways

> Explaining Seasonal Gas Prices

Look for the Shared Value graphic in this issue of Pulse to see how we view our business through this lens.

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P E R S P E C T I V E S

FAQs

ADDRESSING COMMON QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS

Marathon PulsePatty DeutscheDirector Government & Public Affairs

150 Solano WayMartinez, CA 94553marathonpetroleum.com

© 2019 by Marathon Petroleum Corporation Marathon Pulse is published twice a year as an outreach to our community. Questions and comments may be directed to the individuals and groups listed on page 15.

We Support Local Businesses

Our refinery has roughly 700 compa-ny employees. We benefit from stable jobs, strong salaries and comprehen-sive benefits. Often

overlooked, however, is how many more people and businesses we employ. On an average day, depending on planned activities, an additional 400 to 2,000 contract employees work at our site.

In an average year, our refinery ex-ecutes 5 million or more man-hours of work, with about two-thirds of that being done by outside contractors. This includes electricians, welders, machinists, inspec-tors, security guards, administrators, time keepers, delivery services and construc-tion companies. In addition, there are the hundreds of local businesses that supply tools, materials and services for engineer-ing, equipment repairs and more.

Bottom line: Marathon Martinez pays more in wages every year for local people who don’t directly work for our refinery than the state of California’s entire bud-get for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. All of these people are essential to the safe, effective operation of our facility, and Marathon is essential to the financial stability of all of these people and their families.

Todd KeysSenior Manager, Maintenance

Q: I hear a loud siren, but I don't know what it means and what I should do. Can you tell me?A: You’re likely referring to the Community Warn-ing System siren, which was created to alert the community to any hazard (not just refinery inci-dents). You should hear it on the first Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m.; that is simply a test to make sure it’s working properly. It will sound for 20 to 30 seconds. There is no action needed and no reason to be alarmed.

Now, if you hear it at any other time, it will sound for three minutes and repeat every 30 minutes as long as the incident is occurring. In this case, it means you should shelter in place. You will likely also get a phone call at home, if your neighbor-hood is affected, with instructions on what to do. To register for voice, text and email notifications, or to find out more, visit cwsalerts.com.

pulseSummer 2019

A publication of the Marathon Petroleum Corporation — Martinez Refi nery

Marathon Petroleum Looks ForwardOil Is a Crucial Part of Our Energy Future

INSIDE:> Our Heroic Emergency Response Team

> Marathon Supports Community Bike Giveaways

> Explaining Seasonal Gas Prices

pulseA publication of the Marathon Petroleum Corporation — Martinez Refi nery


pulsepulseA publication of the Marathon Petroleum Corporation — Martinez Refi nery


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Marathon Petroleum Looks Forward

M A R A T H O N P E T R O L E U M . C O M 3

S T A T S & F A C T S

Operator Helper TraineesRefineries are complex and exciting places to work. It’s a 24/7 environment with many critical jobs that make everything run safely and efficiently—from engineers to environmental specialists, from lab techs to craft workers like welders and pipefitters. One of the key positions at our refinery is the operator. Operators work together to monitor, optimize, regulate, troubleshoot and safely operate complex process equipment. It’s a big job with a lot of responsibility in ensuring units operate safely, reliably and efficiently during every shift and comply with the many rules and regulations that govern our operations. The entry-level position for an operator at our Marathon Martinez Refinery is called an operator helper trainee (OHT).

Each year we typically hire 25 to 35 OHTs at the Martinez Refinery. The minimum education requirement is a high school diploma (or GED equivalent) and some applicants will have college degrees and even advanced degrees. With a starting annual salary of about $75,000 (plus benefits), one can imagine these are very sought-after jobs. The process is competitive, but the results are rewarding.

HERE’S HOW THE RECRUITING

PROCESS WORKS:Job Openings Announced

1,200+ Applications received (complete

behavioral assessment)

500Invited to written test (basic math,

logic, problem solving)

180Invited to complete a simulation exercise

90 Brought in for in-person interviews

35Offers extended

33 Accept and start New Operator

Helper Training Program

30 Complete training and start a rewarding

career at Marathon Martinez

All jobs openings are posted online at jobs.marathonpetroleum.com

Andrea Dore, Brittany Grinnell and Shayna Ramirez compare notes while checking equipment in their unit.

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S A F E T Y F I R S T

- Employees- Community

Picture this: You are on a flight from Sacramento to College

Station, Texas, when a flight atten-dant asks if any medical person-nel are onboard. Doesn’t your heart just stop?

For one elderly gentleman, whose heart may have stopped, it was his lucky day. There happened to be 31 employees from Marathon Martinez Refinery’s Emergency Response Team traveling on that flight to attend their annual Fire School training. When the passen-ger was found to be unresponsive, our guys—Fire Chief Les Miller, Assistant Chief Alex Maiwald,

Safety Inspector John Bayer and H&S Representative Mike (Big Mac) McDonald—jumped in and deter-mined he was not breathing and they couldn’t find a pulse. They quickly moved him out of his air-line seat to the back of the plane where they had room to work on him. They were able to administer oxygen, hook up the automated external defibrillator (AED) and monitor his vital signs.

The outlook for this gentleman was grim, but thanks to the quick action and incredible knowledge of our employees, they were able to stabilize him, communicate with

medical personnel on the ground and, when the plane landed, they transferred the alert, conscious man to the ambulance.

“Who knows what the outcome would have been had we not been there,” remarked Miller. “We just happened to be in the right place at the right time and were happy to help. Before leaving the plane, the man shook our hands and said, ‘thank you.’ That was very rewarding and a nice end to the story.”

The flight crew admitted, “This type of incident was beyond our capabilities. Without the quick response and able assistance of these Marathon employees, the outcome for this passenger could very well have been different. We’re grateful—as [is the pas-senger]—that Les, Alex, John and Mike were onboard that day.”

Our Emergency Response Team members are highly trained to fight industrial fires. They assist other industrial sites and Contra Costa County when hazardous materials are involved. But, just as important, especially on this day in February, they are all trained to provide emergency medical assis-tance too.

We’ve got great employees. But in this case, our employees are also heroes.

Heroes Among us

From left: Les Miller, Alex Maiwald, Mike

(Big Mac) McDonald and John Bayer.


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Engineering Students Go Behind the Scenes at Marathon

- Employees- Community

Today’s college students have more options than ever before when they graduate. With

that in mind, Michigan State University (MSU) gave 30 engineering students a career exploration experience they won’t soon forget. As part of MSU’s 2019 Spring Break Corporate Tour, they flew to the West Coast, visiting 14 employers from San Francisco to Reno.

The Marathon Martinez Refinery tour was one of the last stops they made after visiting tech giants like Apple, Google and Salesforce; manufacturing facilities for Tesla and Patagonia; and heavy indus-try companies like ours, including Union Pacific Railroad and Corteva (formerly Dow Chemical). Of course, no California visit would be complete with-out a trip to see how wine is made. By the time the students reached Marathon, they’d seen the best of the best, so we had big shoes to fill if we hoped to attract them to careers in the refining industry.

When it comes to engineering, Marathon has a wide variety of careers that match up well with the students’ focus areas: applied, chemical, electrical, mechanical and computer engineering jobs can all be found inside the refinery. Marathon employees

from each of these areas hosted the students on the tour to answer their questions and give valuable insights about their daily work at the plant.

Kyle Liechty, MSU tour coordinator, praised Marathon’s effort after the visit: “The exposure to literally every corner of the grounds was fantastic. The process of refining was beyond well-defined, as the visibility from the control room to docks was great. Most of the other companies had a younger team interact with our students … so it was greatly appreciated that [Marathon’s] veteran workforce was involved, and hearing their stories was truly a rare element of the tour. It was awesome to see stereotypes crushed, as the presentation of Marathon’s care and investment in the community was absolutely amazing and connected with the students on many of their passions. Excellently executed … This was one of the all-time greatest visits.”

The Martinez Refinery offers private tours to schools, community groups and elected officials to educate them on the refining process and the work we do in the community. For more infor-mation, please call Nichol Carranza at 925-370-3621.

Michigan State University engineering students explore the Marathon Martinez Refinery.

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G O O D N E I G H B O R S

W hat would your child-hood have been like without your beloved

bicycle? Riding a bike for the first time is often one of our earliest accomplishments. The feeling of balancing on two wheels gliding down the street gave us a sense of pride and independence that helped us conquer our fears and try other new things as we grew up. Bikes help kids gain confidence and provide a fun form of exercise and transportation around the neighborhood, to school and friends’ houses.

The truth is, not everyone gets to have these memorable experiences, but they should. No one agrees more than the Con-tra Costa County Office of the Sheriff, which is why it gives free bicycles to families in Bay Point.

For the past six years, the Sheriff’s Office has held its annual Bicycle Safety Rodeo in the Bay Point community. In April, the Marathon Martinez Refinery once again joined forces with other sponsors and volun-teers to support this important

Marathon Teams Up With the Sheriff to Give Away BikesTHE ANNUAL BIKE SAFETY RODEO PROVIDES STREET SMARTS—AND FREE WHEELS—TO BAY POINT FAMILIES

adjustments. Other community partners, such as Street Smarts, Bike Mobile and County Health Services, assembled and donated bikes and taught kids about general bike safety.

“Public safety is important to all of us at the Marathon Refinery,” said Tom Lu, General Manager of the Marathon Martinez Refinery. “Sponsoring the Sheriff’s Bike Rodeo is one of the ways we can support our neighbors in Bay Point and the first responders who serve the community.”


“ It’s amazing to see the kids’ faces light up when they get a new bike. [The Bike Safety Rodeo] brings people together, gets them outdoors and they meet their neighbors.” — Lt. Paul O’Mary, Muir Station Area Commander

Left: Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Lt. Paul O’Mary helps teach young riders about bike safety. Right: Deputy Sheriff Ryan Nichols made lots of kids happy as he helped them pick out their perfect bikes.

safer, family-focused place. And it helps us, the Sheriff’s Office, build stronger relationships in the community. We wouldn’t have the Bike Rodeo without the help of sponsors, especially the Marathon Refinery that contin-ues to be our biggest supporter.”

In addition to a $7,500 grant from Marathon, Martinez Refin-ery employees and members of its Community Advisory Panel also volunteered at the event. Volunteers helped distribute bikes and assisted kids with setup, helmet fittings and seat

event. Marathon provides grants that help the Sheriff’s Office pur-chase hundreds of bicycles and helmets. More than 1,000 people attended this year, and 600-plus bikes with helmets were raffled off to residents.

“It’s amazing to see the kids’ faces light up when they get a new bike,” said Lt. Paul O’Mary, Muir Station Area Commander, who knows the positive impact goes much further. “It brings people together, gets them out-doors and they meet their neigh-bors, which makes Bay Point a

- Employees- Business partners- Community

THE FUTURE OF ENERGY—THERE’S A ROLE FOR OIL

Millions of people rely on Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) for the fuels and other products that make their lives better every day. So we are constantly working to anticipate and prepare for a variety of risks—climate-related risks and extreme weather events.

How do we prepare? We have invested billions of dollars to make our operations more energy efficient, reduce our emissions, diversify our business and harden our facilities against extreme weather, like hurricane-force winds, flooding or, in our area, earthquakes and rising sea levels.

We also are taking advantage of new technologies and new feedstocks to lessen our footprint and increase our use of renewable fuels. Cathy Reheis-Boyd, CEO of the Western States Petro-leum Association, recently stated, “While our industry remains vital to our state’s families and economy, we do recognize that we’re entering a time of change and that other sources of energy are coming into the energy mix—and that’s a good thing.”

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regulations, cap and trade sys-tems, carbon taxes, and general stakeholder concerns that could impact our business.

❱ The Emerging Technology Steering Committee focuses on technical issues surrounding emerging technologies, such as automobile engine efficiency, renewable energy and elec-tric vehicles, to understand if or when a potential significant market penetration could occur and what the impact would be to our business.

producers and assets would be phased out, allowing the low-cost, more efficient producers and as-sets to thrive—leading to an over-all reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We fully expect MPC will continue to be successful well into the future. We are proud of the fact that here in the Bay Area, the Marathon Martinez Re-finery produces the cleanest fuels in the world.

To ensure we remain engaged in the policy and regulatory challenges related to climate, Marathon has established two committees dedicated to assess-ing climate-related issues:

❱ The Climate Policy Steering Committee focuses on identify-ing and analyzing policy-related issues such as GHG regulations, biofuel mandates, methane

SO LET’S LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF ENERGYUnder the International Energy Agency (IEA) Sustainable Devel-opment Scenario, or SDS (its most carbon-constrained scenario), the IEA projects the oil and gas share of the total primary energy mix will fall from its 54 percent share in 2016 to 48 percent in 2040, but will continue to be the dominant source of energy.

So, when California legislators try to prohibit internal combustion engines (cars/trucks that run on gas or diesel) by 2040, it’s a little premature. The infrastructure and the supply just aren’t there yet. Under the SDS, reliance on tradi-tional fuels would decrease, but petroleum will continue to be an important part of the mix.

This IEA scenario models a mar-ket in which inefficient, high-cost


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U.S. REFINING IS RESILIENTOperating costs are a critical component in the financial viabili-ty of a petroleum refinery. Refining operating costs depend on several factors, including energy costs, re-finery size and complexity, utiliza-tion rates, and labor rates. Energy costs represent a sizable portion of the overall operating costs of a petroleum refinery.

The U.S. refining sector benefits from lower natural gas costs com-pared to its global competitors.

In April 2019, for the second consecutive year, the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Marathon Petroleum Corporation

with the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for Energy Manage-

ment. This is the highest level of EPA recognition under the program,

and MPC was the only petroleum company named in both years.

To qualify, partners must perform at a superior level of energy

management and meet the following criteria:

❱ Demonstrate best practices across the organization

❱ Prove organization-wide energy savings

❱ Participate actively and communicate the benefits of ENERGY STAR

❱ Demonstrate compliance with EPA’s regulations

Lower energy costs translate into lower overall production costs of transportation fuels as reflected in the graph below left. These favor-able energy cost differentials are greater than the regional trans-portation costs, which enables the U.S. refining sector to export transportation fuels to other countries and regions, including Asia, Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa and Europe.

What does this mean for you? If demand for fuels continues, as forecast, but supply in the U.S. is decreased (due to regulations, taxes, refinery closures, etc.), fuels will come into California from other regions or even other coun-tries, thereby increasing the price of fuel. In addition, transporting fuel into California will actually increase emissions as a result of less stringent environmental regu-lations and emissions associated with transport by ship.

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IN 2018, CALIFORNIA HAD:❱ A population of 39.6 MILLION

residents❱ 35 MILLION registered vehicles❱ 39.9 MILLION gallons of gas used

every day (that’s 1 gallon per day for every man, woman and child)

FUEL FOR THOUGHTCalifornia has been producing oil for more than 100 years. But Californians also try to be on the leading edge when it comes to alternative fuels—from developing technologies in solar and wind to geothermal and biofuels. Accord-ing to Reheis-Boyd, “Fossil fuels will continue to be the majority source of the world’s energy sources. It’s not a question of what we want to do, it’s a question of what’s possible and what the proper mix looks like.”

Anti-fossil fuel activists want to “keep it in the ground.” But as Reheis-Boyd recently stated, “We need to understand that demand

WHAT ABOUT BIOFUELS?In making projections about biofuels production and consump-tion, the IEA noted that while advanced biofuels “promise to provide a sustainable pathway to raising total biofuels production, [they] have to overcome major challenges to become available on the scale required by the [Sustain-able Development Scenario].”

The SDS forecasts that biofuels will make up approximately 15 percent of total transportation fuels by 2040, including market penetration into the aviation and maritime sectors. Oil-based fuels will continue to supply over 60 percent of transportation fuels.

Marathon has made significant investments in the production and blending of renewable fuels as part of our overall business strategy:

❱ We hold equity ownership in three corn ethanol plants with a total production capacity of

415 million gallons per year.❱ We own and operate a facility

that produces biodiesel from soybean oil and methanol. We recently completed a project that increased capacity of the plant to approximately 80 million gallons per year.

❱ We sell a significant amount of biofuels throughout our company-owned retail network, as well as on the wholesale market and through Marathon brand locations. (In fact, Califor-nia requires 10 percent ethanol in all gasoline blends.)

❱ At our Martinez Refinery, we have partnered with two com-panies on innovative renewable projects: one provides renewable biocrude from municipal solid waste; one provides bioliquid

from excess timber from thinning out forest lands. Both products will be blended with our current feedstocks and run through our existing process units to help improve our efficiency, lower the cost of producing fuels and help the environment.

❱ We support advanced biofuels research through our equity ownership in Enchi Corporation, which is developing proprietary technology related to biopro-cessing of corn fiber to produce cellulosic ethanol.

❱ Our refinery in Dickinson, North Dakota, is converting to a re-newable diesel plant that will process up to 504,000 gallons per day of renewable feed-stocks, including soybean oil and distillers corn oil.

will not change. To replace pro-duction due to a statewide ban on oil production, California would require (per year):

❱ 400 additional tankers carrying on average 430,000 barrels of crude oil, and❱ 250,000 rail cars carrying on av-erage 30,000 gallons of crude oil.”

Americans love having a choice—and that choice fuels innovation. We believe, from a business perspective, consumer behaviors and personal choice should be the drivers of our energy mix. And we’re preparing to be an import-ant part of the future of energy.

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Career Technical Education Leads to Great Jobs

Across Contra Costa County, community college students are learning valuable technical

skills that will prepare them for jobs in the refining industry. Marathon Petroleum, and other industrial companies, are focused on hiring graduates from the skilled-trade programs offered by Diablo Valley College (DVC) and Los Medanos College (LMC). Stu-dents who complete LMC’s Electrical Technology or Process Technology programs, or DVC’s Mechanical and Engineering Technology programs are finding great careers close to home in the East Bay where they can earn a good salary.

As part of our commitment to the community, Mar-athon provided grants to DVC and LMC in support of their career technical education (CTE) programs. The grants were used to buy new equipment and update curriculum and software to ensure that students receive top-notch training that is relevant to their new careers. Our refinery also partners with LMC and DVC in several ways that bring these programs to life, such as providing input on course curriculum, bringing Marathon employees into the classrooms as guest speakers and offering refinery tours to CTE students and instructors.

According to Justin Lawrence, HR Man-ager at Marathon Martinez, “We know firsthand the value of skilled workers at Marathon. Like many industries, we are challenged with finding qualified candi-dates for positions at the refinery. We’re investing in our future workforce to help develop their skills in math, systems and processes, and electrical technology. We also need people who are good with their hands, who can operate and repair machinery and pipelines. All of these jobs are critical to our operations.”

The California Community Colleges Task Force found that, by 2020, 65 per-cent of job openings in the U.S. will require some postsecondary education, but not necessarily a four-year degree. Beth Arman, DVC’s Senior Dean of Career and Community Partnership, is grateful for the grant. “Marathon’s generous donation to the Engineering Technology program means Diablo Valley College can acquire the most up-to-date classroom equip-ment to provide students a 21st-century manufacturing experience and help us produce a quality workforce for employ-ers,” she stated. “We thank Marathon for working with us, funding our new equip-ment, and for assisting DVC in looking for internships and other opportunities for our students.”

For more information on CTE opportu-nities, visit LMC’s website at losmedanos.edu/cte/index.aspx or DVC’s website at dvc.edu/programs.

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- Employees- Business Partners- Community

Grants from Marathon Martinez Refinery help

provide community college students with

career technical educa-tion opportunities.


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The County Cares—Through CAER

You might wonder if refineries share informa-tion. Well, we’re all pretty competitive, so there

is plenty we don’t talk about. But one thing we do share is best practices in safety—lessons we learn from near misses, from actual incidents, or even from newly implemented technologies or processes. One way we do this is through a quarterly Safety Summit hosted by Contra Costa Community Awareness & Emergency Response (CAER).

CAER was started in 1988—more than 30 years ago—with a mission to actively enhance public health and safety in our county. Sure, its focus is on safe industrial facility operations, but it also facili-tates a coordinated emergency response and is a key player in providing emergency preparedness and response information to the public.

Tony Semenza, CAER’s Executive Director, has been involved from the beginning. “When we started back in the ‘80s, it was because of a refinery inci-dent that illustrated clearly our county had some weaknesses,” he said. “And we realized we needed a coordinated response in the county. These days, with our Community Warning System, the collaboration between industrial sites and the active engagement of the public (including regulatory agencies), our county is leading the state in truly safeguarding the

public’s health and safety. CAER has been an important part of that.”

CAER’s two dozen members include industrial sites, city officials from through-out the county and emergency respond-ers. It has teams that focus on community outreach, process safety, security, emer-gency notification, even industrial hygiene.

Marathon’s Fire Chief, Les Miller, sits on the CAER board. “We are always proud to share with others new processes that have improved employee safety,” said Miller. “And at each summit, we learn from our peers. I also find it valuable to have the County Health folks talk about trends they are seeing as they visit local sites. This is one organization that provides in-credible value not only to us as a compa-ny, but also to the community.”

- Employees- Community- Environment- Government

CAER HAS SEVERAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC:

• Speaker’s bureau• Mentor program• Wally Wise in the Classroom• Materials for teachers/parents• Emergency preparedness grants• Overview of the Community

Warning System

To learn about these and more, visit cococaer.org.

Community Awareness & Emergency Response (CAER)summits focus on safety.

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It’s summer and you may have noticed prices at the pump changing. There are many aspects that influence the price of

gasoline, but one of the factors is seasonal: the transition from winter-blend to summer-blend gasoline.

In 1989, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began restricting the volatility of retail gasoline sold in the summer, be-cause gasoline vapor contributes to ground-level ozone. And you can imagine, in really hot climates, if gasoline evaporates before it reaches your engine pump (that’s called vapor lock), well, it’s bad for you, your car and the environment.

The difference between winter-blend and summer-blend gas-oline comes down to the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) specification on the fuel. RVP is a measure of how easily the fuel evaporates at a given temperature. The higher the RVP (volatility), the easier it evaporates. Adjusting the RVP to seasonal temperatures ensures your car engine functions properly (when the ambient tempera-ture changes) and controls ozone and smog emissions from your vehicle.

In the winter, when temperatures dip, it is important for your fuel to evaporate at those lower temperatures more easily, espe-

Summer Blends: Understanding Seasonal Gas Price Changes

cially when the engine is cold. If the RVP is too low on a really cold day, your engine will have problems starting. The RVP specifica-tion required for gasoline increases in the winter, which gives refiners more availability and choices of what components they can blend into the fuel, including butane, which is inexpensive and plentiful.

In the summer, when temperatures rise, you need a lower RVP to prevent excessive evaporation, which can result in your engine becoming vapor locked. However, a lower RVP specification is more difficult and more expensive for refiners to produce, which can impact the price at the pump. Reducing the amount of butane—a cheaper additive with an exceptionally high RVP—means refiners have to use higher concentrations of pricier additives. The refining process even takes longer and can reduce yields. All of this adds to the price of gas.

The change from winter-to-summer blend (as early as April 1) and summer-to-winter blend (as late as October 31) takes a signif-icant amount of work at the refineries. Yes, you’ll see higher prices in the summer. But one benefit? Summer blends actually contain almost 2 percent more energy than winter gasoline, so your fuel economy should improve slightly in the summer.

So plan that family road trip, fuel up and drive safely!

- Environment- Customers

A short 10 years after implementing the seasonal gas specs, an EPA report stated, “Roughly 75 million Americans breathe cleaner air today due to [the seasonal fuel] program.”


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( C O N T A C T U S ) We’re available to address your concerns and interests

• Do you smell, hear or see something at the refinery that concerns you? Please call our refinery operations to report it: 925-228-1220. They’ll respond and will often send someone out to investigate.

• Community outreach? Contact Nichol Carranza at [email protected].

• Looking for donations for a charity? Visit andeavor.com/responsibility/community-investments.

• Careers at Marathon Petroleum: View all current openings at jobs.marathonpetroleum.com.

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Picture of InterestThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) recently passed a regulation requiring all refiner-ies to make their emissions data available in near-real time to the public. It’s taken a lot of work—and a lot of money—to install the monitors and develop the website, which will go live at the end of July. But the result? Well, you be the judge. Visit marathonmartinez.com to view emissions from a variety of different compounds, and let us know what you think!

To meet the requirements of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Rule 12-15, the Marathon Martinez Refinery is measuring air quality along four paths of the refinery’s fenceline. The paths are located on the southeast, south, southwest,

and west sides of the refinery. The goal of this monitoring is to provide the public with near-real time air quality concentrations and improve public understanding of the local air quality.

MARTINEZ REFINERY FENCELINE AIR MONITORS MEASUREMENTS ABOUT RESOURCES

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Martinez, CA 94553

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