We don't just produce fuel at the Shell Puget Sound Refinery! Here are just a few facts:

J O B S

• The refinery supplies over 400 "family wage" jobs.
• Add approximately 250 additional contract employees.
• Roughly $35 million total annual payroll.
• This refinery is the single largest taxpayer in Skagit County, paying over $20 million in state and local taxes.
• The plant also provides over $2 million annually in revenue to the Anacortes Port District

• About $100,000 yearly in charitable donations to organizations like:
  • Adopt -A-Family Program
  • Anacortes Chamber of Commerce
  • Anacortes Library
  • Anacortes Waterfront Festival
  • Boy Scouts
  • Boys & Girls Club
  • Burn Children Recovery Foundation
  • Economic Development Association of Skagit County
  • Friends of the Forest
  • Humane Society of Skagit Valley
  • Little Leagues
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society
  • Northwest Minority Business Council
  • North Cascades Institute
  • Northwest Children's Theater
  • Padilla Bay Foundation
  • Parks and Recreation Departments of Anacortes, Bellingham and Skagit County
  • Schools in Anacortes, La Conner, Mount Vernon
  • Skagit/Island Tech Prep
  • Skagit Valley College
  • United Way of Skagit County
  • Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival
  • WSU Cooperative Extension Beachwatchers
  • Wolf Hollow Wildlife Refuge

  As important as these financial contributions are, we consider our employees our most important community contribution. The time and effort they volunteer for over 35 community organizations makes a very significant difference in the quality and life of the community.