Phillips 66, the Houston-based refiner, has filed notices with California employment authorities indicating it will eliminate 277 jobs as operations at its Los Angeles-area refinery are scaled back ahead of closure.
The most recent filing, submitted on Monday, specifies that 122 workers at the Los Angeles refinery will be terminated in April. That notice supplements an earlier filing made last month that reported a separate layoff of 155 employees at the same facility.
The company confirmed the WARN notices relate to idling activities at the Los Angeles refinery. Phillips 66 has said the process of winding down the site will begin in late 2025, with workforce reductions slated to occur about two months after that start date.
At the time of the filings, the refinery workforce comprised approximately 600 employees and about 300 contractors. More than half of the refinery’s employees were hourly workers covered by representation from the United Steelworkers union.
Context and operational timeline
The notices to the state regulator outline the immediate terminations tied to the refinery idling and reflect the staggered approach the company has announced for shutting operations. The filings break the 277-job reduction into two separate notices, one for 122 positions and one for 155 positions, consistent with the company’s communicated schedule.
Local employment footprint
- The refinery employed about 600 people and engaged roughly 300 contractors.
- Hourly staff made up over half of the employee base and were represented by the United Steelworkers union.
The filings and company confirmation focus on the workforce impact tied directly to the idling and eventual closure process. They do not provide additional operational details beyond the planned wind-down timeline and the numbers of affected workers and contractors.