Valero to Cut More Than 200 Jobs as California Refinery Closes

Valero Energy Corp. plans to let go of 237 employees at its Benicia refinery as it winds down operations at one of California’s few remaining fuel-making plants.

Valero expects the shutdown to be permanent and 237 jobs will be cut March 15 to July 1, the company said in a letter to California’s employment regulator and local officials. Those losing jobs are not represented by a union and represent the bulk of the plant’s 348-person staff.

“We do not plan to coordinate services with the local workforce development board or any other entity,” refinery manager Lauren Bird, whose position is ...