Photos by Tag: refinery
Work once again at Port Pier 2
What was once a common sight at Port of Anacortes Pier 2 is now extraordinary, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This week the “Cook Strait” is taking on a load of petroleum coke from the Shell Refinery on March’s Point, but it has been months since the last petcoke load. Jobs associated with […]
Shell refinery once Texaco
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).
Marathon conducts spill response exercise
Marathon Refinery is conducting a spill response exercise this morning, July 9, in the area around its wharf (top left in photo). This exercise, which includes representatives from the state Department of Ecology, is a regularly scheduled drill. In this case, the event will include deployment of some containment boom around the wharf.
Lights on the skyline
Marathon Refinery as viewed from south Anacortes, across Fidalgo Bay.
Wary deer
Despite March Point’s status as an industrial center, wildlife including deer and bald eagles call the area home. The pioneer Munks family also raises cattle on homestead property located between two refineries. This photograph was taken during a visit to the Tesoro refinery, built by Shell in 1955 and sold to Tesoro in 1998. The […]