BENICIA — Valero’s oil refinery in Benicia faces an uncertain future after the company alerted state energy officials that plans were in the works for an array of options for the plant, including its closure.
Valero Energy Corp. announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary, Valero Refining Company-California, notified the California Energy Commission of its “intent to idle, restructure, or cease refining operations at Valero’s Benicia Refinery.”
The announcement jolted Benicia city officials…