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It was 69 years ago next month that Shell Oil Company announced it would build a $75 million refinery in Anacortes. The decision represented a critical shot in the arm to the local economy, winning enthusiastic response from community leaders and citizens. A second refinery built by Texaco, followed with March’s Point operations beginning in […]

HollyFrontier Corporation announced on November 1 the completion of the acquisition of the Shell Puget Sound Refinery, on-site cogeneration facility and related logistics assets, from Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products U.S. The transaction included “aggregate cash consideration of $613.6 million, which consists of a base cash purchase price of $350.0 million, hydrocarbon inventory […]

Shell Puget Sound Refinery, as viewed through the trees at the summit of Mt. Erie. The plant was originally operated by Texaco, dating back to 1958.

Here’s hoping a Fourth of July parade in Anacortes will happen sooner than later. Good times, with “regulars” including emergency response teams from Shell Puget Sound Refinery. Everyone loves the giant inflatable firefighters.

Sale of the Shell Puget Sound Refinery to Texas-based HollyFrontier for $350 million was announced Tuesday. In a Facebook post yesterday, the local refinery stated: “Dear Friends: Today the site was informed Shell is divesting the Shell Puget Sound Refinery and selling the asset to HollyFrontier, pending regulatory approval. The refinery leadership is committed to […]

The refinery now operating under the Shell Oil umbrella began operations as a Texaco refinery in 1958. It later transitioned to Shell ownership. The refinery next door, which began operations in 1955, transitioned from Shell to Tesoro to Marathon (current owner).

Beginning at midnight, March 25 and lasting until at least 5 p.m. on April 8, the state of Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife has closed recreational fishing and shellfishing statewide. This action was taken in response to Gov. Jay Inslee’s order to ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy,’ aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus. To […]

Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products U.S. (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, announced it is marketing two of its refineries in the United States: Puget Sound near Anacortes and Mobile, Alabama. “The decision is consistent with the company’s previously disclosed plans to reshape its refining portfolio globally to leverage Shell’s natural […]

Shell Puget Sound Refinery is now within a few weeks of completing a “turnaround” focused on “sustaining the refinery’s asset integrity and reliability performance,” said the company at the start of the six-week event. The statement continued: “The site will put more process safety barriers in place and also improve its electrical infrastructure.” The turnaround […]

Shell Puget Sound Refinery hit the stage at today’s United Way kickoff event with a whopping $160,000 contribution. Next door neighbor Andeavor (Tesoro) was also in the six-figure category with a donation of $100,000. Shell is represented in this photo by Plant Manager Shirley Yap and External Relations Manager Cory Ertel. The event was held […]

Shell Puget Sound Refinery, as viewed from Mt. Erie. Shell features white storage tanks; Tesoro tanks are green.

Community outreach is a year-round commitment for employees at Shell Puget Sound Refinery, but the Christmas season is special. Pictured here is one of the refinery’s volunteer delivery teams (back row), dispatched recently to deliver Christmas gift packages to children at the Burlington-Edison Child Development Center at West View Elementary School. Delivery coordinator Liz Barge […]