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Artesia man suffers burns at Navajo Refining
ARTESIA – An accident at Navajo Refining on Monday morning left one man injured as several agencies responded to an acid release. Shortly before 9 a.m., a call went out for assistance to the refinery. Crews later found a leak, which was the result of a defective valve in a -inch bleeder line connected to […]
United States, New Mexico Oil Refineries -
Under The Volcano (Part I)
“By design, you know, you have these failures,” he says. As part of its agreement with the TNRCC, Crown put in a $1.3 million scrubber to attack the problem of excess sulfur emissions. Critics railed that the company was skirting other, costlier controls. But even Abraham concedes that Crown’s sulfur dioxide emissions are way down. […]
United States, Texas Oil Refineries -
Under the Volcano (Part II)
Old facilities such as Crown’s Pasadena refinery benefit from another provision in the law favorable to polluters. Plants in existence before the Texas Clean Air Act of 1971 were exempted from a permit requirement mandating that facilities use the best available controls to cut pollution. Only if these grandfathered facilities added significant new sources of […]
United States, Texas Oil Refineries -
Crown chemical leak sends six to area hospitals
Six people were sent to the hospital for observation Tuesday evening when an operator at Crown Central Petroleum on Red Bluff opened a valve that contained a mixture of petroleum and hydrofluoric acid at approximately 5 p.m. Bruce Hicks, spokesman for Crown, said the six were transported as a precaution because they might have inhaled […]
United States, Texas Oil Refineries -
Fluoride Release Leads to Evacuation of Texas Neighborhood
Yesterday, July 9, an explosion occured at a Texas oil refinery which resulted in the release of an unspecified, but potentially large amount of hydrogen fluoride. According to the article which appeared in today’s Corpus Christi Caller Times, a seven block area adjacent to the plant was soon evacuated after winds blew the HF gas […]
United States, Texas Oil Refineries -
Refinery plans for worst case: Accident could spread 25 miles
Since June 1999, companies that store or manufacture hazardous substances have been required to develop a Risk Management Plan (RMP) that details safety precautions in the event of a catastrophe. The plan must be available to the public. The studies consider the quantity of hazardous chemicals stored on site and the number of residents near […]
United States, Ohio Oil Refineries -
Hidden Dangers at Hudson Oil
A simple asbestos abatement project at the Hudson Oil Refinery in Cushing, Oklahoma evolved into one of the most interesting, complex and dangerous projects that contractor CET Environmental Services Inc. has ever managed. On August 11, 1998, Englewood, Colorado-based CET was awarded a delivery order under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the US […]
United States, Oklahoma Oil Refineries -
Local Industries Release Figures on ‘Worst-Case’ Scenarios
Treading lightly on a delicate subject, leaders of industry and safety agencies disclosed details Tuesday about potential but unlikely chemical leaks that could threaten everyone in the St. Louis region. There has never been a massive vapor-release accident here and probably never will be, they emphasized. But a federal rule requires reporting worst-case scenario risks […]
United States, Missouri Oil Refineries -
Refinery Paints Disaster Scenes for Residents
Faced with a federal mandate to explain the potential community impact of a major refinery disaster, Chalmette Refining LLC officials have decided to go a step further: They’re going to share their findings with the public seven months before they are due to regulators. Next week, the refinery will mail brochures spelling out disaster scenarios […]
United States, Louisiana Oil Refineries -
Refinery Reopening Plan Raises Concerns
For years, the Powerine oil refinery in Santa Fe Springs drew heavy fines from air pollution agencies and a litany of complaints from neighbors. Residents said that fumes from the 62-year-old plant burned their eyes and caused painful rashes. But since financial problems forced owners to wind down operations three years ago, neighbors say they […]
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