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Commission reviews Chevron modernization annual compliance report; consultants report no net increase in emissions and fewer flaring events in 2024
Summary
Staff and Ramboll presented Chevron's eighth annual compliance report for its modernization project (2024 operations). Presenters said there was no net increase in criteria pollutants, utilization was 84% (below a 93% mitigation trigger) and flaring events fell from 25 in 2023 to 11 in 2024; staff proposed shifting public presentations to every three years unless changes occur.
The Richmond Planning Commission received the eighth annual compliance report on Chevron's refinery modernization project on January 15, covering operations for 2024. The presentation was informational; no commission vote was required.
Sarah Manzano, the city's contracted reviewer from Ramboll, said the modernization includes a new hydrogen plant and sulfur-recovery improvements and that 2024 was the first full year of operations for those systems. Manzano said the operational emissions-tracking tool Ramboll uses shows "no net increase"…
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