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Benicia Community Coming To Grips With Valero's Decision To Potentially Close Refinery
Valero is offering many of the employees jobs elsewhere, but Felsoci is concerned with the push towards green energy.
April 29, 2025
BENICIA — The Benicia community is still coming to terms with the announcement that the city's largest employer, Valero Energy Corporation, could close the Benicia Refinery by the end of April 2026.
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The refinery has been part of the Benicia community for more than 50 years, and for the last 28 of those years, Mark Felsoci has operated cranes at the facility.
"This is like my heart and soul," said Felsoci, gesturing towards the plant. "I'm very passionate about what's going on here. There's good people in there. There's good people who are going to lose their jobs."
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