Big West Oil

What Big West Oil does

Big West Oil is a privately-held, family-owned petroleum refining company operating the North Salt Lake Refinery in Utah. Founded in 1985 to operate a refinery originally commissioned in 1948, the company runs a complex medium-conversion refinery with a processing capacity of 36,000 barrels per day, producing gasoline, diesel, liquid petroleum gases (LPG), and fuel oil for sale to enterprise retail customers across the Intermountain West. Named customers include Maverik and Pilot; the company sources regional crude from Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado.

The refinery employs advanced processing units — crude distillation, catalytic cracking, reforming, hydrotreating, alkylation, and isomerization — to produce clean transportation fuels that meet or exceed government clean-fuel standards, with a focus on high-octane gasoline components and cold-flow properties. Approximately 275 employees work across North Salt Lake and the Uinta Basin operations, represented by United Steel Workers Local 12-578.

The business model is sales-led B2B commodity petroleum refining, with revenue generated through market-based wholesale pricing on refined product sales. Distribution is direct to enterprise retailers via long-standing supply relationships. Beyond commercial operations, the company has built a community-impact platform anchored by partnerships with Call to Action Philanthropies, Utah Clean Air Partnership, Utah State University, Davis Education Foundation, and Bountiful Food Pantry — positioning the asset within Utah's regional energy and civic infrastructure.

Name

Big West Oil

Legal name

Big West Oil

Website

https://bigwestoil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Big West Oil is a privately-held, family-owned petroleum refiner operating the North Salt Lake Refinery (36,000 bpd), supplying gasoline, diesel, LPG, and fuel oil to major retailers including Maverik and Pilot across the Intermountain West.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Petroleum Refining

NAICS

Petroleum Refineries (32411)

SIC

Petroleum Refining (2911)

akta.pro primary industry

Distillation & Fractionation (Crude, Condensate & NGL Splitters) (EUALAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hydrotreating, Hydroprocessing & Desulfurization (HDS/HDT) (EUALAGAE)

Keywords

• Petroleum refining
• Gasoline production
• Diesel fuel supply
• LPG distribution
• Fuel oil products

Headquarters

HQ city

North Salt Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Petroleum Product Sales: Refining crude oil into gasoline, diesel, liquid petroleum gases, and fuel oil, then selling refined products to wholesale and retail customers across the Intermountain West.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Big West Oil operates a complex medium-conversion refinery in North Salt Lake, Utah, with a daily processing capacity of 36,000 barrels (over one million gallons) of regional crude oils sourced from Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado. The refinery produces gasoline, diesel, liquid petroleum gases (LPG), and fuel oil that meet or exceed government clean transportation fuel standards, and supplies these refined petroleum products wholesale to major retailers across the Intermountain West.

Product overview

Big West Oil is a petroleum refining company operating a single, unified refinery operation at its North Salt Lake facility. The company offers a consolidated portfolio of refined petroleum products—gasoline, diesel, liquid petroleum gases (LPG), and fuel oil—all produced through its integrated refinery with advanced processing units including crude distillation, catalytic cracking, reforming, hydrotreating, alkylation, and isomerization. These products are supplied to major retailers including Maverik and Pilot across the Intermountain West. The company does not offer modular software products or separate service tiers; its offering is the physical refinement and supply of petroleum fuels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gasoline

Quantifiable outcome

• 36,000 barrels per day processing capacity (over 1 million gallons daily)

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Call to Action PhilanthropiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBig West Oil proudly supports the mission of Call to Action Philanthropies, working to strengthen children and families through investments in early childhood, affordable housing, scholarships, and food security across the West and Midwest. Since 2007, Call to Action Philanthropies has invested more than $100 million to improve the lives of working families. Together they invest in initiatives that protect Utah's natural resources, expand access to education, and support vulnerable youth.
• Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the Smart Thermostat Program to improve Utah's air quality. The initiative provides low-to-moderate-income families with free Google Nest and ecobee smart thermostats, along with installation support, helping households save an average of $131–$145 per year on energy costs. To date, the partnership has helped provide over 800 SmartThermostats in support of clean air initiatives.
• Utah State University Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and AircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBig West Oil is the institute's first Peak-Level community partner, deepening its commitment to sustainability, clean air and water, and science-based decision-making. This partnership supports key initiatives such as the Great Salt Lake Strike Team and advances research, student opportunities, and environmental leadership across Utah.
• Davis Education FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to establish Teen Wellness Centers in every high school across the district, expand early literacy programs in all Davis School District Head Start and Title I classrooms, and support greater access to books and STEM field trips for students.
• Bountiful Food PantryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support the Pallet Project providing essential food to families in need. The pantry distributes more than 2.1M meals each year, without charge, to low-income families in Davis County.
• United Steel Workers Local 12-578coreOthersPartnership with United Steel Workers Local 12-578 representing refinery workers. Approximately 275 employees work at the North Salt Lake facility and Salt Lake Valley and Uinta Basin operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• HF Sinclair (HollyFrontier): Operates the nearby Woods Cross refinery in Utah and several other U.S. refineries. Same medium-conversion refining business, overlapping Intermountain West footprint, and similar wholesale fuel customer base.
• Sinclair Oil: Salt Lake City-headquartered integrated oil company with refining and retail operations across the Rockies. Directly comparable as a regional refiner and fuel marketer serving overlapping Utah/Wyoming markets.
• Par Pacific Holdings: Operates refineries in Wyoming (Newcastle, Evansville) and other western states. Highly comparable regional refining footprint and similar reliance on local crude and regional fuel customers.

Broad incumbents

• Marathon Petroleum: One of the largest U.S. refiners with multiple complexes. Comparable refining activity at scale, but Big West is a far smaller, regionally focused participant in the same market structure.
• Phillips 66: Major U.S. refiner and marketer with western refining assets. Operates in the same product categories (gasoline, diesel, jet) but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• PBF Energy: Independent U.S. refiner operating multiple medium-conversion and complex refineries. Comparable refining economics and product slate though geographically concentrated on the East and West Coasts.
• CVR Energy: Operates complex refineries producing gasoline, diesel, and other petroleum products. Comparable refining and wholesale fuel business model, though primarily Midwest-focused.
• Delek US Holdings: Independent refiner with refining and retail fuel operations. Comparable product portfolio and B2B/wholesale distribution model, though concentrated in Texas and the Mid-Continent.

Emerging players

• Calumet Specialty Products Partners: Refines specialty petroleum products and renewable fuels. Comparable refining platform but more weighted toward specialty/niche outputs rather than Big West's gasoline/diesel core.

Regional players

• Wyoming Refining Company: Independent Wyoming-based refinery serving regional markets. Closely comparable scale and Rocky Mountain footprint, though based in Newcastle rather than Utah.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bigwestoil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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