Tricor Refining

Tricor Refining, LLC is located in Bakersfield, California at the site of the former Golden Bear Oil Specialties Refinery. The refinery was purchased in 2001 by Ergon, Inc. and San Joaquin Refining Co., Inc. The facility has been redesigned into a processing, transloading and storage facility for elevated temperature, non-hazardous material, petroleum products and asphalt. Tricor offers processing capabilities for industrial asphalt customers with its two automated asphalt blowing stills, emulsion plant and polymer plant. Additionally, Tricor offers for sale its well-known Golden Bear Preservation Products, SC cutback asphalt, emulsion base stock and emulsions. With over 500,000 barrels of asphalt storage and an additional 500,000 barrels of other petroleum product storage and 38 heated railcar unloading spots, Tricor is able to provide economical transloading, tank leasing to a variety of customers for their long-term or short-term needs. Ergon, Inc. and San Joaquin Refining Co., Inc. are both privately held refiners, processors, transporters, and marketers of petroleum products are located in Jackson, Mississippi and Bakersfield, California , respectively.