St. Paul Park, Minnesota

Marathon’s Minnesota refinery is located in St. Paul Park, a suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul. The refinery was built in 1939 by Northwestern Refining and purchased in 1970 by Ashland Petroleum Company.

Located on the Mississippi River, the refinery has a capacity of 74,000 barrels per calendar day. Crude oil from Canada and the United States is processed at the refinery into gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, propane and asphalt. Most gasoline products produced at the refinery are marketed locally at Marathon’s SuperAmerica retail outlets. The refinery employs approximately 300 employees and numerous contractors from the Twin Cities area.

Safety and Environmental Awards

• The refinery sponsors a “Prairie Park Restoration” wildlife habitat that protects wildlife and plant life native to Minnesota.
• Received the Certificate of Commendation from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for exemplary performance of its wastewater treatment facility
• Received the National Petroleum Refiners’ Association Gold Award for safety excellence from 1997 to 2004.
• Received Meritorious Governor's Safety Award for excellence in workplace safety and health from the Minnesota Safety Council in 2005.

Community

Employees contribute to their community through the United Way, Red Cross blood drives, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and by hosting local science students. In addition, the refinery organizes and sponsors an annual golf tournament that raises money for the Gillette Children's Hospital and the United Way.