The legal limit for toxic gas released by Pemex near Houston, Texas was exceeded in hours-long leakage of toxic gas
Pemex, the Mexican state-owned oil refinery, reported to Texas regulators that it released 43,500 lbs of highly toxic hydrogen sulfur gas in an incident that killed one person earlier this week. Two contract workers were killed and 35 injured in an accident that occurred on Thursday at a refinery. According to Pemex’s initial report submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on October 10, the leak continued for seven hours and forty minutes.
Cheniere to Fix Louisiana LNG Plant After Failing Pollution Test
Top U.S. LNG exporter Cheniere Energy Inc said it will repair and replace equipment at its Louisiana terminal after tests showed it exceeded newly-imposed hazardous emissions limits on certain known carcinogens, but the work will have no material impact on operations.A round of testing showed at least one of Cheniere's turbines at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Louisiana failed the new standards, while the turbines in Texas at the company's only other U.S.
Texas Petrochemical Fire Continues to Burn
Three workers were injured in a massive explosion on Wednesday that sparked a blaze at a Texas petrochemical plant, the latest in a series of chemical plant accidents in the region.An initial blast at a TPC Group complex in Port Neches, Texas, was followed by secondary explosions that shattered windows, blew locked doors off their hinges and prompted officials to evacuate homes within a half-mile radius of the facility, which about 90 miles east of Houston.Peyton Keith…
Exxon Faces Local Lawsuit over Refinery Fire
Exxon Mobil Corp was hit with a lawsuit on Thursday over pollution from a fire at the company's Baytown Olefins Plant, according to an attorney for Harris County, Texas, which filed the suit.The fire was being investigated by federal and state agencies. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) were at the scene to determine the cause of a blaze…
USCG, EPA Cleaning up a Dozen Texas Chemical Spills after Harvey
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency are working with Texas state regulators to clean up oil and chemicals spilled from a dozen industrial facilities after flooding from Hurricane Harvey, authorities said. The spills came from oil refineries, fuel terminals and other businesses, but EPA spokeswoman Terri White said it was not possible to provide an estimate for the amounts spilled. "Initial reports were based on observation," White said.
Phillips 66 Reports FCCU Shutdown at TX Refinery
Phillips 66 reported its unit 29 fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) was shut down to repair process piping at the Borger, Texas, refinery. The work began on Sunday and it expected to end on Aug. 25. The No. 40 FCCU at the refinery will undergo maintenance from Aug. 10 to Aug. 27, 2014 Refinery capacity: 146,000 barrels per day Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality filing Reporting by Anupam Chatterjee
