Tesoro Alaska Refinery 

Tesoro Alaska/Kenai printable fact sheet 

Located on the Cook Inlet, 70 miles southwest of Anchorage, Tesoro Alaska’s Kenai refinery can process up to 72,000 barrels per day (bpd). The refinery produces ultra low sulfur gasoline, jet fuel, ultra low sulfur diesel (USLD), heating oil, heavy fuel oils, propane and asphalt. Crude oil is delivered by double-hulled tankers through Cook Inlet and Kenai Peninsula pipelines.

A 71-mile, 40,000 bpd common-carrier products pipeline transports jet fuel, gasoline and diesel to the Port of Anchorage and the Anchorage International Airport. Wholesale delivery occurs through terminals in Kenai, Anchorage, Fairbanks and Tesoro’s Nikiski dock.

Tesoro operates 31 company-owned 2Go Tesoro retail stores throughout Alaska and has branding agreements with 54 independently-owned Tesoro Alaska stations.

Health and Safety

• Achieved 5 years without employee recordable injury in 2010
• 2.8 million hours since last Day Away From Work (DAFW)
• Zero API process safety events in 2010

Environment

• Revised Cook Inlet Oil Spill Removal Organization’s Technical Manual and training program in cooperation with Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
• 2010 co-sponsor of “Caring for the Kenai” – a nationally recognized contest for Kenai Peninsula high school students

Community

• Actively supports wide range of local events and programs – from employee fundraising for the United Way to youth sports programs
• 2010 sponsor of all 6th grade classes on the Kenai Peninsula to conduct a mission at the Kenai Challenger Learning Center
• 2010 founding sponsor of the first Alaska Business Week – a weeklong camp for high school students to learn about business and entrepreneurship