Tesoro Corp. and Par Hawaii Refining will spend $425 million to upgrade emissions controls at six refineries as part of a consent decree with the federal government. Via Reuters, the refineries are located in Alaska, California, North Dakota, Utah, Hawaii and Washington. The agreement addresses the government’s allegations of leak detection, repair and flaring violations under the Clean Air Act.
Tesoro sold its Kapolei refinery in Hawaii to Par Pacific Holdings — the parent company of Par Hawaii — in September 2013. Par Pacific said in a statement on Monday the violations incurred at the Kapolei refinery happened before the acquisition date, and that Tesoro would reimburse Par Pacific for the required capital spending.
Par Pacific last week agreed to acquire the Wyoming Refining Co. from Black Elk Refining.
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