Editing Commerce City, Colorado (section)

==Economy==
[[Image:Dick's Park.jpg|thumb|right|[[Dick's Sporting Goods Park]] in Commerce City, home of the [[Colorado Rapids]] [[Major League Soccer]] franchise]]

Commerce City is home to an oil refinery with a capacity of {{convert|98000|oilbbl/d|m3/d}}.<ref name="suncor">{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Suncor Refining and Marketing |url=https://www.suncor.com/en-CA/about-us/refining |access-date=July 14, 2019 |website=suncor.com}}</ref> Originally, this facility existed as two separately owned refineries, one on each side of Brighton Boulevard.

[[Suncor Energy]] bought the west refinery from [[ConocoPhillips]] in 2003.<ref name="denver post">{{cite news |work=The Denver Post |title=Canada's sands of gold |url=http://www.cpe-sf.com/ruthgroup/downloads/Energy/Sands%20of%20gold.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040512030622/http://www.cpe-sf.com/ruthgroup/downloads/Energy/Sands%20of%20gold.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 12, 2004 |last=Raabe |first=Steve |date=November 30, 2003 |access-date=November 10, 2006 }}</ref> A project to upgrade this facility began in August of that year.<ref name="suncor pdf">{{cite web | title = Suncor Energy's Commerce City refinery maintenance shutdown to begin February 3 | url = http://www.infomine.com/index/pr/PA337010.PDF | format = News release | publisher = Suncor Energy | date = February 2, 2006 | access-date = November 10, 2006 }}</ref>

Suncor purchased the east refinery from [[Valero Energy Corporation|Valero]] in June 2005 with the eventual goal of combining the two operations.<ref name="valero">{{cite web |date=June 1, 2005 |title=Suncor Energy acquires second refinery near Denver, Colorado |url=http://www.valero.com/NewsRoom/News+Releases/NR_2005-06-01.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016074202/http://www.valero.com/NewsRoom/News%2BReleases/NR_2005-06-01.htm |archive-date=October 16, 2006 |access-date=November 10, 2006 |format=News release}}</ref> As a result of a lawsuit by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) and a number of states (including Colorado) alleging violations of the [[Clean Air Act (United States)|Clean Air Act]], [[Valero Energy Corporation|Valero]] agreed in June 2005 to make [[pollution]]-reducing changes to its refineries, including the Commerce City facility.  Suncor's purchase agreement included an assumption of all liability from this suit.<ref name="cdphe">{{cite web|title=Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Announces Agreement with Valero Refining Company; Air Pollution Emissions to be Reduced Dramatically at Commerce City Refinery |url=http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/release/2005/061605.html |publisher=[[State of Colorado]], Department of Public Health and Environment |date=June 16, 2005 |access-date=November 10, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923083050/http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/release/2005/061605.html |archive-date=September 23, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The west refinery's upgrade project, named "Project Odyssey," was extended to the east refinery.  The west plant was shut down in February 2006 to complete the upgrade, while the east plant continued to refine {{convert|34000|oilbbl|m3}} of oil per day. The completion of the $445 million project was announced in June 2006 and allows Suncor to meet the EPA's mandate to reduce the [[sulfur]] content of [[diesel fuel]].  It also gives the refinery the ability to process Suncor's Canadian sour [[tar sands|crude oil sands]].  The combined facility is the largest refinery in the [[Intermountain West|Rocky Mountain region]].<ref name="decision">{{cite web | title =  Environmental and operational enhancements complete - Suncor Energy completes upgrade to its Commerce City refinery | url = http://www.decisionplus.com/en/fintools/stock_news.asp?Market=TSE&Symbol=SU&NewsID=20060626/102400 | publisher = Decisionplus.com | date = June 26, 2006 | access-date = November 10, 2006 }}</ref>