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COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER MARATHONPETROLEUM.COM SPRING 2019 Same Neighbor, New Name Meet Our Neighbors and Employees Top Honors for Energy Efficiency Para Español Protecting Coastal Life 365 Days a Year ver al dorso A Message From Brad Levi I am pleased to have the opportunity to introduce myself to the communities of Carson, Wilmington and West Long Beach. I recently joined our Los Angeles Refinery as the General Manager and Vice President of Refining at Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC). Last October, MPC combined with Andeavor/ Tesoro, creating a fully integrated marketer of refined products, a world-class logistics company, and a strong force of retail fuel and convenience stores. With a nationwide portfolio, we can now significantly improve efficiencies and enhance the ability to serve our customers. Clearly, our name and logo have changed in the region. But rest assured we will continue to focus on safe operations, environmental stewardship and community Brad Levi involvement. As an example, our team is serving on the Community Steering Vice President Committee for Community Air Initiatives as convened by the South Coast Air Marathon Petroleum Quality Management District under Assembly Bill 617. We appreciate the dialogue Los Angeles Refinery within these communities to discuss our environmental footprint and monitoring of emission sources in the local area. I look forward to meeting many of you in the coming weeks and encourage you to provide us feedback on how to continue being a good neighbor. Brad Levi Levi Vice President Marathon Petroleum Los Angeles Refinery marathonpetroleum.com About Marathon facebook.com/Marathon Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is a leading, integrated, downstream energy PetroleumCorporation company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. The company operates the nation’s largest linkedin.com/marathon- refining system with more than 3 million barrels per day of crude oil capacity across 16 petroleum-company refineries. MPC’s marketing system includes branded locations across the United States, including Marathon brand retail outlets. Speedway LLC, an MPC subsidiary, owns and twitter.com/MarathonPetroCo operates retail convenience stores across the United States. MPC also owns the general instagram.com/marathonpetroleum partner and majority limited partner interests in two midstream companies, MPLX LP and Andeavor Logistics LP, which own and operate gathering, processing, and fractionation Community Hotline assets, as well as crude oil and light product transportation and logistics infrastructure. Wilmington Plant: 310-522-6367 Carson Plant: 800-377-2726 Our Marathon Journey The same neighbor with Yon Dolgorouky and Tracy Kleinow at the Day 1 a new name Marathon Petroleum celebration. You knew us as Tesoro for many years, then more what has always mattered to us, regardless of our recently as Andeavor. Now our company has name: you, the members of our community. Now acquired a new name: Marathon Petroleum that we’re known as Marathon Petroleum, you can Corporation. Though our name may not yet be expect the same commitment to safety from our re- a familiar one, we assure you that we’re still the finery and employees that you’ve seen before. You same neighbor you’ve known all along. We’ve just can also expect the same high-quality, high-paying become bigger and better. jobs we’ve always provided. You can anticipate the This past October, Andeavor combined with same level of community engagement you’ve expe- Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC), making rienced in the past. These things will not change. MPC now the largest refiner in the United States. These are the same commitments that Marathon Exciting changes are underway—the least of Petroleum has long demonstrated in the commu- which is that you’ll now see the Marathon name at nities it calls home. The company’s approach to our Los Angeles Refinery. doing business recognizes the importance of acting With MPC’s presence in the eastern U.S. and responsibly, valuing the health and safety of neigh- Andeavor’s assets in the west, this combination boring communities, and making a positive differ- greatly increases our geographic diversification ence for all stakeholders. and scale, positioning us for long-term growth Going forward as Marathon Petroleum, it is our and value creation. With a nationwide portfolio, goal to continue to evolve and improve, to make we can now significantly improve efficiencies and our company better in every way. As always, that enhance the ability to serve our customers. mission includes doing our best for you, our valued But even as our company grows, we recognize neighbors. Meet Our Neighbor: Susie Mulcahy Twenty miles outside of Los Angeles lies the vibrant town of Wilmington. And at the intersection of Avalon Boulevard and Denni Street is an ARCO gas station that truly captures the town’s spirit. In addition to typical gas station services, this ARCO also features a car repair shop and a Charlie’s Sub Sandwich Shop. On a typical weekday, customers buzz through the gas station. At the nucleus of this frenetic energy is Susie Mulcahy, the driving force behind the station for almost 39 years. From Monday to Friday, Mulcahy works 10 to 12 hours a day. She comes back for a few hours on Saturday. “I’m Susie Mulcahy, owner of Charlie’s Sub Sandwich here so much that the employees are an extended part of and ARCO station. my family,” Mulcahy said. Some employees become mainstays at Mulcahy’s shop. Her investment in their lives translates to attending their We operate at the pleasure fundraisers and cheering their kids on at sports games. It’s of the community. the Wilmington spirit that propels her. “The community is really close-knit,” Mulcahy said. 24/7 Beyond supporting her employees, she also dedicates Community herself to other community causes, such as the Wilming- Hotline ton Coordinating Council’s Police Night Out, Wilmington Jaycees’ Meals on Wheels, and Banning High School’s baseball and softball teams, as well as the Wilmington CARSON PLANT Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas toy drive for the (800) 377-2726 Mahar House. “A lot of the people grow up here and they stay here. There are a lot of good jobs here on the port Fire alarms tested Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m. and in the refineries. I’ve had customers that worked for Comprobamos las alarmas de incendio me as teenagers, and they’re adults now and have kids.” los Miércoles a las 8:00 a.m. Before Mulcahy’s husband, Charles, passed away in 2015, the couple fulfilled their long-standing dream of expanding the gas station. They enriched the premises with a remodeled garage, a new kitchen and the addition of the sandwich shop. It was a love letter to the community. WILMINGTON PLANT Now, Mulcahy looks to the future. She doesn’t see many changes. “I’ve been here for almost 39 years, and I plan (310) 522-6367 to stay here. People ask me if I plan on retiring, and I say, Fire alarms tested Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. ‘You know what, I’ve got bills to pay,’ ” Mulcahy said. “I tell Comprobamos las alarmas de incendio everyone, ‘You’re still stuck with me!’ ” los Miércoles a las 12:30 p.m. Meet Our Employee: Joe Arrizon Many members of the Marathon turnarounds. Petroleum team come from our “Growing up around refineries own communities. Through skills and going to Gulf Avenue Ele- Joe Arrizon is an inspiring leadership training and pipeline programs in mentary, I remember being in the figure at the Los Angeles Refinery. local colleges, Marathon Petro- third grade and meeting refinery leum recruits homegrown talent workers. It had a positive impact to work at our facilities. One such on me,” Arrizon said. a veteran-friendly company,” team member is Joe Arrizon. Although Arrizon has had a suc- Arrizon said. “It worked out for me. Arrizon is a turnaround su- cessful career with Marathon Pe- There are lots of veterans [who] perintendent at the Los Angeles troleum, his service goes beyond work with me, and we have the Refinery. He grew up in the area what he does in his community. In same mentality.” and created a career at Marathon 1996, Arrizon left Wilmington and Today, Arrizon’s drive comes Petroleum. Before assuming his joined the Marine Corps. He was from his love for his family. His current position, Arrizon thought hired by Marathon Petroleum fol- daughters are 14 and 10 years old, his career trajectory with Mar- lowing his service to our country and, like Arrizon, they’ve grown athon Petroleum would go from and deployed in 2004 while still up knowing about the science of operator to shift foreman, but it employed with the company. oil refining and are proud of what took a turn to maintenance then “[Marathon Petroleum] is their father does. Sea Lion Hospital and Marathon Petroleum: Protecting Coastal Life 365 Days a Year any age, on any day. That’s why the work of nonprofit organizations like the Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles (MMCC) is so vital. Founded in 1992, MMCC treats Los Angeles County’s stranded marine mammals 365 days a year, with the goal of returning its patients to the ocean as soon as possible. Marathon Petroleum and its predecessor organizations are proud supporters of MMCC. This support includes awarding MMCC a $100,000 grant for mobile education units as well as contributing another $100,000 for wa- Every year, hundreds of seals and sea lions ter quality projects and to help MMCC retain a volunteer get stranded as a result of human interaction coordinator. Marathon Petroleum remains passionately or shifting fish populations. Malnutrition can committed to the health of our oceans, and to the welfare wreak havoc on pups from March to June, of its vulnerable inhabitants.