Phillips 66 shuts down California's last refinery and lays off hundreds of employees

Gelonghui, February 6th｜Refiner Phillips 66 will cut about half of its workforce after shutting down its only remaining refinery in California. The company will lay off 122 employees at its Carson and Wilmington facilities on April 3. Previously, the company had submitted another notice last month, stating that 155 employees would be laid off at the refinery in December, bringing the total number of layoffs to 277. According to the company's website, the refinery, which has a history of over a hundred years, employs about 600 people.