Renewable Fuels
Renewable Fuels Portfolio
At Marathon Petroleum, we are sharpening our focus on meeting the world's energy needs while lowering the carbon intensity of our operations and the products we manufacture. Our approach to sustainability includes increasing the volume of renewable fuels we produce and market, seeking ways to expand use of renewable energy in our operations, and innovating and deploying emerging technologies that reduce environmental impact while enhancing business performance.
Dickinson Renewable Diesel Facility
- Project: Converted petroleum refinery into renewable diesel facility
- Location: Dickinson, North Dakota
- Fuel: Renewable diesel and naphtha
- Capacity: Approximately 184 million gallons per year
- Timeline: Began producing renewable diesel in late 2020 and expects to reach full production capacity in 2021
Converting Martinez to Renewable Fuels Facility
- Project: Converting Martinez Refinery into a renewable fuels facility
- Location: Martinez, California
- Fuels: Renewable diesel and other renewable fuels
- Capacity: Approximately 730 million gallons per year
- Timeline: Production expected to come online in 2022 and ramp up to full capacity in 2023
Cincinnati Renewable Fuels Biodiesel Facility
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Fuel: Biodiesel
- Capacity: Approximately 91 million gallons per year
- Project status: Established, ongoing
Beatrice Pretreatment Facility for Renewable Diesel Feedstocks
- Project: Purchased in 2020 to operate as a terminal and pretreatment center for agricultural feedstocks
- Location: Beatrice, Nebraska
- Fuel: Handles agricultural feedstocks for transport to Dickinson renewable diesel facility
- Capacity: Approximately 58 million gallons per year
- Timeline: The facility began operations in early 2021
Biocrude Processing
- Project: MPC is working with Fulcrum Bioenergy to process biocrude derived from municipal solid waste
- Location: Storey County, Nevada
- Fuel: Low-carbon syncrude
- Project status: Strategically evaluating this project in light of our plans to reposition our Martinez refinery to become Martinez Renewable Fuels
The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC
- Project: A joint venture with The Andersons to produce ethanol
- Locations: Albion, Michigan; Clymers, Indiana; Greenville, Ohio; and Denison, Iowa
- Fuel: Ethanol biofuel
- Capacity: Approximately 475 million gallons per year
- Timeline: Joint venture effective Oct. 1, 2019, strengthened and extended the companies’ long-time partnership
Virent, Inc.
- Project: A wholly owned subsidiary using biobased feedstocks to create drop-in replacement fuels and chemicals
- Location: Madison, Wisconsin
- Fuel: BioFormate® (drop-in biogasoline, diesel, jet fuel and chemicals made from corn, beets, sugar cane and cellulosic materials)
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We are committed to transparency about our sustainability performance. Our Sustainability Report and Perspectives on Climate-related Scenarios report provide in-depth looks at how Marathon Petroleum is positioning for the future.
Retail
Marathon brand and ARCO gas stations and Speedway convenience stores are across the U.S. and Northern Mexico so that you can stay fueled and on the road to where you're going.
Refining
We operate the nation's largest refining system with approximately 2.9 million barrels per day of crude oil capacity across 13 refineries.
Industrial Products
We offer a variety of industrial petroleum-based products. From asphalt to petrochemicals, we have everything you need to fuel your business.