Running harder has caused units to malfunction from California to Texas. Valero Energy Corp. had fires at Three Rivers and Port Arthur, Texas, plants last week.
Local worker group says inadequate safety standards at Marathon Petroleum’s St. Paul Park refinery have caused avoidable hydrocarbon and chemical releases.
The 10-acre training field comes complete with a combination multiple-story burn building and high angle rope rescue prop, a four-level simulated process unit, and a 24-foot diameter bulk storage tank.
The department’s new mobile system relies on submersible pumps, drones, and remote-control monitors to keep firefighters at a safe distance as they extinguish tank fires.
Company blames flaring on 'unplanned process issue.'
The facility will operate solely as a terminal for the next five years.
California occupational safety investigators have begun an investigation into Marathon's refinery following a Feb. 25 fire.
The non-regulatory agency is hoping for additional funding to cover increasing personnel costs and implementation of a new chemical reporting rule.
A sudden "pop" from a process tower raised concern about a possible collapse.
The LyondellBasell refinery specializes in processing heavy-sulfur crude.
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