EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Bp Cherry Point Refinery
Blaine, WA · Parent: Bp Products Na Inc
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 36
- Carcinogens
- 10
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bp Cherry Point Refinery: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.3M lbs 78.2%
- Off-site Transfers 177.0K lbs 10.9%
- Water Discharges 159.3K lbs 9.8%
- Land Disposal 17.6K lbs 1.1%
Bp Cherry Point Refinery's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 78.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 10.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Bp Cherry Point Refinery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Blaine, WA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 397.2K lbs of releases across 35 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 979 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bp Cherry Point Refinery is pounds #16 and chemical-count #4 at 1.6M lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chemco Inc; Linde Inc; Intalco Aluminum LLC; Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Washington: Houston Refining LP; International Waxes Inc; Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur; Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC - East Plant. Other Bp Products Na Inc sites in this extract: Bp Products Na Inc Dubuque Terminal. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Xylene (mixed isomers); Cyclohexane; n-Hexane.
Bp Cherry Point Refinery stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (78.2% air releases) across 36 chemicals · 10 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Houston Refining LP and International Waxes Inc.
Bp Cherry Point Refinery vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bp Cherry Point Refinery inside Whatcom's TRI pounds
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Bp Cherry Point Refinery reports the 57th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 36.2% of every pound reported in Whatcom. Scale peers outside Washington include Houston Refining LP and International Waxes Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Whatcom's reported pounds (4.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bp Cherry Point Refinery's total reported releases rose from 329.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 397.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bp Cherry Point Refinery's off-site transfers rose from 40.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 88.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bp Cherry Point Refinery's land releases rose from 5.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bp Cherry Point Refinery's air releases rose from 244.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 259.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bp Cherry Point Refinery Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bp Cherry Point Refinery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 38% (288.4K lbs to 397.2K lbs).
Bp Cherry Point Refinery: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bp Cherry Point Refinery year-over-year reported totals (increased by 38% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 288.4K lbs | 29 |
| 2020 | 316.3K lbs | 31 |
| 2021 | 294.2K lbs | 32 |
| 2022 | 329.4K lbs | 33 |
| 2023 | 397.2K lbs | 35 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 10 of 36 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Bp Cherry Point Refinery · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bp Cherry Point Refinery
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Chemco Inc, Linde Inc, Intalco Aluminum LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Houston Refining LP, International Waxes Inc, Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bp Cherry Point Refinery on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (36). Release-pound peers include Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC, Eagle Mine, Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant. Chemical-count peers include Uss Gary Works, Evonik Corp Tippecanoe Laboratories, Phillips 66 Old Ocean Ngl Fractionation Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Uss Gary Works Gary, IN · Primary Metals 36 chemicals
- Evonik Corp Tippecanoe Laboratories Lafayette, IN · Chemicals 36 chemicals
- Phillips 66 Old Ocean Ngl Fractionation Plant Old Ocean, TX · Natural Gas Processing 36 chemicals
- Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant Alvin, TX · Chemicals 36 chemicals
Other Bp Products Na Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bp Products Na Inc Dubuque Terminal.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Xylene (mixed isomers), Cyclohexane, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Chemco Inc. Bp Cherry Point Refinery stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Bp Cherry Point Refinery TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bp Cherry Point Refinery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Blaine, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 36.2% of Whatcom TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC (Δ 3.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bp Cherry Point Refinery stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov