Bakersfield Manufacturing Facility
Golden State Lubricant Works, Bakersfield, CA
  • Located in Bakersfield California at the TRICOR Refinery formerly known as the Golden Bear Refinery.
  • The refinery has been in continuous operation since the early 1930s and has recently undergone complete modernization to provide a truly state of the art blending & terminaling facility.
  • 43 total lubricant and additive tanks with actual storage capacity of 1.74 mm gallons ( Within the area we have leased are an additional  7-10,000 barrel tanks holding an additional 2.9 million gallons that we can add as needed)
  • 4 of the 2,000 barrel blend tanks contain mechanical mixers and others are equipped with air mixing capabilities
  • Most tanks are 1,000 and 2,000 barrel capacity tanks


Supply Locations

  • Large state-of-the-art Laboratory on site with the latest testing equipment
  • Office and conference room space
  • The primary blending and storage area is in excellent condition and is located on concrete slabs and diked to prevent any environmental issues.


  • Rail Service with 36 rail car unloading slots and an additional 50 rail car storage capacity off-site
  • Truck loading rack adjacent to the lube operation facility with truck scales on-site


Bakersfield Manufacturing Facility Committed to Quality
  • All tanks have undergone rigorous API 653 tank inspections in 2011 and are registered in the state of California
  • Recently added an additional loading station specifically for loading ATF fluids
  • New pumps have been installed and all associated electrical equipment updated
  • Computerized “real-time” inventory capabilities on all storage tanks both remote and local