Chevron Says Fire at Pasadena, Texas, Refinery's Process Unit Extinguished — OPIS
A Saturday fire that shut down a reformer unit at Chevron's 125,000 b/d Pasadena, Texas, refinery has been extinguished, according to a company spokesman and regulatory filing.
Ross Allen, a Chevron spokesman, said in a Monday statement that the company continues to supply customers in the region following the incident.
The refinery experienced a leak and fire in a process unit that was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported, he added.
A filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Sunday identified a reformer as the process unit, which was shut down after the fire. The emissions event lasted for just over one hour, the filing showed.
The Pasadena refinery, located about 10 miles southeast of downtown Houston, has an estimated 24,000 b/d of catalytic reforming capacity, according to the Energy Information Administration.
The refinery produces gasoline, gasoline components, diesel, fuel gas and liquefied petroleum gas, among others, and the facility processes only sweet, light crude that Chevron produces from the Permian Basin, the company's website shows.
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Reporting by Frank Tang, ftang@opisnet.com; Editing by Michael Kelly, mkelly@opisnet.com
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April 20, 2026 11:18 ET (15:18 GMT)
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