| Jan. 14, 2026 | HF Sinclair Navajo Refining LLC, Artesia Refinery — Artesia, New Mexico | Small fire / flange leak | A flange leak saturated insulation material and caught fire in the Mild Hydrocracking Unit. The fire reportedly lasted about three minutes, was extinguished with steam, and caused no injuries, equipment damage, soil release, groundwater release, or liquid spill. |
| Feb. 9, 2026 | Valero Ardmore Refinery — Ardmore, Oklahoma | Fire / alleged explosion | Five people were hospitalized after a fire at the Ardmore Valero refinery. Later lawsuit reporting described the incident as an explosion and fire that left one worker dead and four others injured. |
| Mar. 4–5, 2026 | Petromax Refining Company — Channelview / East Harris County, Texas | Tank fire / chemical odor | Multiple reports came in of tanks burning at the Petromax refinery facility on Sheldon Road in Channelview. Channelview firefighters and the facility fire brigade responded; hazmat crews were called as a precaution, all personnel were accounted for, and no injuries were reported. |
| Mar. 23, 2026 | Valero Port Arthur Refinery — Port Arthur, Texas | Explosion, fire, process-fluid release | EPA reported being notified of an explosion and fire at the Valero refinery, with initial reports indicating a diesel hydrotreater heater fire and releases including methane, hydrogen sulfide, PM2.5, and VOCs. Reuters later reported that an unforeseeable process-fluid release ignited the blast and fire and caused a full refinery shutdown. |
| Apr. 12, 2026 | PEMEX Deer Park Refinery dock — Deer Park, Texas | Diesel spill / refinery dock leak | PEMEX reported that personnel contained a diesel spill at the Deer Park refinery dock. Reports said the spill was caused by the interaction of two private vessels, with no reported community or navigation-channel impact. |
| Apr. 18, 2026 (reported Apr. 20) | Chevron Pasadena Refinery — Pasadena, Texas | Leak and fire in reformer/process unit | A weekend fire shut down a reformer unit at Chevron’s Pasadena refinery. Reports described the incident as involving a leak and fire, with no injuries reported and the emissions event lasting just over an hour before shutdown. |
| Apr. 22, 2026 | Chevron Pasadena Refinery / Red Bluff Tank Farm — Pasadena, Texas | Crude oil spill | Chevron reported a crude oil spill at its Pasadena refinery, specifically at the Red Bluff Tank Farm. The spill was reportedly contained on-site, cleanup began, and no injuries or off-site impacts were reported. |
| Apr. 27–28, 2026 | Shell Norco Refinery — Norco, Louisiana | Hydrogen/gas leak and fire | Parish emergency officials said the incident began with a hydrogen and gas leak around 10:45 p.m. Monday, followed by a refinery fire that burned for hours. Nearby residents reported an explosion-like sound, but reports noted no injuries and no threatening air-monitoring levels. |
| May 8, 2026 | PBF / Chalmette Refining — Chalmette, Louisiana | Explosion and fire | A reformer heater exploded at the Chalmette refinery, causing a large fire and black smoke plume. Reuters reported the explosion occurred at 12:51 p.m. CDT; AP reported no injuries and that air quality was not affected by toxic chemicals. |
| May 11, 2026 | HF Sinclair Refinery — West Tulsa, Oklahoma | Large fire | A large fire broke out at HF Sinclair’s west Tulsa refinery, sending a plume of black smoke over the area. Tulsa crews responded, but the refinery’s own fire brigade handled the fire while Tulsa and Berryhill fire departments stood by; the cause had not been released in the initial report. |
| May 27, 2026 | PBF Torrance Refinery — Torrance, California | Leak / unplanned flaring | PBF’s Torrance refinery experienced an unplanned flaring event. Reuters reporting, republished by Sahm Capital, said the flaring was due to a leak at one of the hydrotreater units and that no off-site impact had been reported at the time. |
| May 28, 2026 | CITGO Corpus Christi East Plant — Corpus Christi, Texas | Pump / tank-farm fire | A fire broke out at CITGO’s East Plant on Refinery Row around 1:15 p.m., sending smoke over the north side. Local officials said a gasoline pump between three tanks appeared to catch fire; crews shut valves, Refinery Terminal Fire Company teams fought the blaze, and no injuries were reported. |
| June 21, 2026 | Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery — Texas City, Texas | Fire / smoke plume / shelter-in-place | A reported fire at Marathon’s Galveston Bay refinery triggered a shelter-in-place order for parts of Texas City. The order was later lifted, and initial reports said no injuries were reported. |
| June 25, 2026 | Monroe Energy Trainer Refinery — Trainer, Pennsylvania | Pump-room fire and oil spill | A fire occurred in the FCC unit pump room at Monroe Energy’s Trainer refinery. Reuters reported the fire was extinguished in a process-unit pump room; NOAA’s IncidentNews entry says the fire resulted in an oil spill and that firefighting foam was used. Local reports described multiple injuries, while Reuters reported a non-life-threatening employee injury. |
