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EXPLAINER-Philadelphia refinery blast puts new spotlight on toxic chemical
June 21 (Reuters) – Massive explosions that engulfed a Philadelphia refinery in flames on Friday has renewed concerns about the oil industry’s use of a highly toxic chemical to make high-octane gasoline at plants in densely populated areas. Aerial video of the scene at Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc’s refinery, the largest in the northeast, in […]
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Feds to investigate refinery explosion; local health officials remain cautious
A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery hours after a series of early morning explosions at the 150-year-old industrial complex at 3100 W. Passyunk Ave. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Following a massive fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex, an oil refinery in South Philadelphia, health and air quality experts say residents in the […]
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Blocks away from South Philly refinery explosion, residents saw what looked ‘almost like a nuclear disaster’
The city was still shrouded in early morning darkness when something deeper and more ominous than a passing thunderstorm rippled across South and Southwest Philadelphia, driving people out of their beds. One by one, residents darted to their windows and front steps, wondering if they’d discover some mundane explanation — a ruptured gas main, a […]
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Explosions rip through South Philadelphia refinery, triggering major fire and injuring 5
A series of explosions and a massive fire ripped through a South Philadelphia oil refinery early Friday, injuring five workers. Firefighters contained the blaze at Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) within a couple hours, but it was still burning Friday evening. The blaze was not yet cool enough for firefighters to safely turn off the refinery’s […]
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Philadelphia Oil Refinery Explosion Shakes City With Huge Fireball
An orange fireball filled the sky in Philadelphia early Friday after an explosion at an oil refinery in the southwest part of the city. From Pennsylvania to New Jersey, there were reports of homes shaking, as people awoke to a smoke-filled sky and orders to shelter in place. No significant injuries were reported, according […]
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Will Regulators Ban a Potentially “Catastrophic” Refinery Chemical?
Hydrofluoric acid has been used in the oil refining industry for many decades to manufacture high-octane gasoline. If accidentally released into the air, hydrofluoric acid can form a highly toxic vapor cloud at ground level with the potential to harm or kill those standing in its way. It can travel for miles. Possible health impacts […]
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Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemicals To Produce Cleaner-Burning Fuels With Honeywell’s Groundbreaking Alkylation Technology
Note from FAN: This article describes an alternative to the use of hydrofluoric acid in oil refineries. DES PLAINES, Ill., April 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) UOP announced today that Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. will use Honeywell UOP’s ISOALKY™ ionic liquids alkylation technology to produce cleaner-burning motor fuels at its refinery complex […]
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Duluth: Events Saturday highlight climate, impacts of Husky explosion
A green energy summit in Duluth will be followed Saturday by a rally outside the Douglas County courthouse in Superior. Organizers of the rally noted it comes one year and a day after the Husky Energy oil refinery explosion that caused the evacuation of much of Superior. Northwoods 350, a group that professes a desire […]
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EPA urged to update petroleum refinery safety rules
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to review its existing hydrofluoric acid study to determine the effectiveness of existing regulations and the viability of utilizing inherently safer alkylation technologies in petroleum refineries. “In the last 4 years, the CSB has investigated two refinery incidents where […]
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Chemical Safety Board Calls On EPA To Update Hydrofluoric Acid Study In Wake Of Husky Fires
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revisit a 1993 study on hydrofluoric acid in the wake of an explosion and series of fires at the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior last year. Kristen Kulinowski, the CSB’s interim executive, said the agency should examine existing regulations and […]
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