But hundreds of other jobs - contractors and local businesses - would also likely be lost.
Today workers gathered for a union meeting to discuss their future and many described their disappointment and frustration at the way the potential shutdown had been handled by Refining NZ - and the government.
Shane Hool has worked at the refinery for 32 years but said the coming months may be his last if the close down, proposed for the second quarter of next year, goes ahead.
But he said there were concerns the refinery might not even make it that far, with staff leaving in droves.
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