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It remains the largest oil spill to have occurred in the waters off California. February 21, 1978 - An explosion & fire at a Rialto pipeline tank farm injured a passerby. [13] February 9, 1980 - A tank farm fire in Kern County. [14] April 10, 1989 – An explosion and fire occurred in a cracking column at the Chevron Richmond refinery.
The Richmond Standard is a news site for Richmond, California that functions as the city's only local news outlet. Opened in 2014, It is funded by the Chevron Corporation, which owns the Chevron Richmond Refinery. The site has been criticized for its lack of coverage of stories that are negative toward Chevron. [1]
The Chevron Richmond Refinery is a 2,900-acre (1,200 ha) petroleum refinery in Richmond, California, on San Francisco Bay. [1] It is owned and operated by Chevron Corporation and employs more than 1,200 workers, [ 1 ] making it the city's largest employer. [ 2 ]
A crane overturned at an Illinois oil refinery, killing one employee and hurting another, officials said. A Phillips 66 spokesperson said the crane overturned at about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 ...
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July 23, 1984: Romeoville, Illinois, Union Oil refinery explosion killed 19 people. November 19, 1984: San Juanico Disaster. A series of boiling liquid expanding vapor explosions (BLEVEs) at a liquefied petroleum gas tank farm killed more than 500 and injured thousands in San Juan Ixhuatepec, Mexico. April 26, 1986: Chernobyl disaster.
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