Martinez refinery says flaring Tuesday night will continue this week for unit shutdown

Flaring on Tuesday night at Martinez Refining Company will happen intermittently over the next few days, the refinery said Wednesday.  

“We are in the process of temporarily shutting down one of our process units at the Martinez refinery,” refinery spokesperson Brandon Matson said Wednesday morning. “The shutdown process will take a few days, during which there will be intermittent flaring to ensure the unit is brought down in a safe and controlled manner, following standard procedures. Importantly, the associated flaring is primarily the clean combustion of treated process gas. All appropriate agencies have been notified.”