Dramatic aerial footage shows storm surge flooding homes and a motel in North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Aug. 19 as Hurricane Erin battered the coast. Officials ordered evacuations in Dare County, ...

The Torrance refinery had a near miss in 2015 when explosion sent a large shard of metal precariously close to the acid tank. At the time, Exxon Mobil owned it, but shortly after sold the refinery to ...

A New Jersey-based oil refining company announced Wednesday it is purchasing the ExxonMobile refinery in Torrance that was badly damaged in a February explosion, with the $527.5 million deal ...

TORRANCE, Calif. (KABC) -- Residents near the Torrance Refinery are calling for the removal of a chemical used in the refining process.

The Torrance City Council has rejected a resolution calling for a ban of the toxic chemical hydrofluoric acid at the local oil refinery, shortly after EPA inspectors found numerous safety violations.

oil refinery, torrance refining, pbf energyIn July, New Jersey-based PBF Energy bought the refinery from ExxonMobil. Jeffrey Dill, president of PBF Energy’s western region, said the company ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Monday announced a settlement agreement with the Torrance Refining Co., which agreed to pay $125,000 in penalties for chemical safety and risk management ...

Torrance Refinery agrees to meet a series of deadlines to get rid of the waste by the end of the year. If it misses any of the targets, it could be fined an additional $6,000 per bin.

The Valero Wilmington Refinery also has a permit for their MHF alkylation unit. In February 2003 they agreed to adopt the MHF catalyst Torrance had already been using for six years.

TORRANCE, Calif. (KABC) -- The Torrance Police Department issued an alert for the city, notifying them that the Torrance ExxonMobil Refinery had an explosion and fire early Saturday morning.