It was formally filed on May 11, 1993. The wharf, storage facilities and pipelines operate as an integral part of the refinery. The refinery is used to produce fuel and chemical products.
Fuels produced include gasoline, jet fuel, heavy fuel oil, diesel fuel, and light naphtha.
Zone procedures would exempt Chevron from Customs duty payments on the foreign products used in its exports, including jet fuel sold for international flights. The company would be able to defer Customs duties on finished products shipped to U.S. markets. Jet fuel sold for international flights also would be exempt from state sales and excise taxes. The company would be able to defer Customs duties on MTBE blended into motor gasoline and shipped to U.S. markets. The application indicates that the savings from zone procedures would help improve the refinery's international competitiveness.