refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfī-nə-rē 
-ˈfīn-rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining or processing something (such as oil or sugar)
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The fire turned the dark night sky orange in the area surrounding the refinery, with towering flames and billowing plumes of smoke visible from afar, images posted on social media showed and witnesses recalled.
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Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Experts say gas prices in Sacramento are expected to rise as soon as this weekend due to a fire at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The refinery processes more than 276,000 barrels of crude per day.
—Charles Ventura, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The Chevron refinery has over 1,100 miles of pipelines and covers an area of approximately 1,000 acres, according to the company.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Experts say gas prices in Sacramento are expected to rise as soon as this weekend due to a fire at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The refinery processes more than 276,000 barrels of crude per day.
—Charles Ventura, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The Chevron refinery has over 1,100 miles of pipelines and covers an area of approximately 1,000 acres, according to the company.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Refinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refinery. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfīn-(ə-)rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining metals, oil, or sugar
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