Located in the Pacific Northwest, BP’s Cherry Point Refinery helps meet the increasing energy demand from BP’s economic investment consumers across Washington state and beyond, by providing cleaner fuels with a reduced carbon footprint.

In numbers* Located in Blaine, Washington, BP’s • The refinery is also a significant supplier Cherry Point Refinery is the first and of anode-grade calcined coke, which it only refinery in the Pacific Northwest sells to aluminum smelters across the $480 million+ capable of manufacturing diesel made globe. Spent with vendors from biomass-based feedstocks, which are processed alongside conventional Surrounded by mountains, forest, 270+ feedstocks in an existing ultra-low-sulfur wetland and shoreline habitats, Cherry Vendors supported diesel unit. Point devotes considerable resources to help preserve the natural environment. 10,200+ This process supports compliance with Total jobs supported government programs that require supply For example, BP owns more than 2,500 of low-carbon and renewable fuels to the acres of rural land at Cherry Point marketplace. that is managed for a variety of uses, 975+ including ecological restoration, habitat BP employees Renewable diesel has the same preservation and enhancements. properties as conventional ultra-low- $93 million+ sulfur diesel, but a lower carbon footprint. BP also provided resources for the Property, royalties, environmental development of the BP Heron Center and business taxes paid “As the world demands more energy, it at Birch Bay State Park, supporting also demands that it be produced and environmental education programming $3.8 million+ delivered in new and cleaner ways,” for more than 2,500 students, community Community spend (2014-2018) says Refinery Manager Bob Allendorfer. members and park visitors each year. “At Cherry Point, we are embracing the latest technologies to make cleaner Inspiring tomorrow’s transportation fuels in safer, more innovators Fast facts sustainable and efficient ways.” Cherry Point has been a cornerstone of Over the past decade, BP has the local community since it first opened invested more than $1.5 billion Investing in the future in 1971. In addition to its environmental in capital improvements at its In 2019, the refinery completed a work, the refinery invests in the next Cherry Point Refinery. 22-month modernization project to generation of energy and technology help reduce emissions and improve workers by supporting local schools and energy efficiency. The improvements education initiatives. Cherry Point can process contribute to more efficient operations approximately 250,000 barrels for a refinery that supplies a broad range Through the BP STEM Ambassador of crude oil per day on average of fuels, including gasoline, diesel and jet program, Cherry Point employees deliver — that’s enough to fuel 31,000 fuel, and other specialty products. hands-on demonstrations in classrooms, round-way road trips from supporting Girl Scout merit badges for to New York City. • Cherry Point is the largest supplier engineering and robotics, and facilitating of jet fuel to the Seattle, Portland and workshops at Western Washington Vancouver (B.C.) international airports. University. Cherry Point is the first BP refinery to be accredited through the company’s Advancing Low Carbon program, thanks to its production of certain * Vendor and tax paid figures for the year ended December 31, 2018. BP employee figures as of June 30, 2019. Community spend includes BP Foundation. lower-carbon fuels.

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