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The Garyville Refinery is the 4th largest American oil refinery with a nameplate capacity of 597,000 barrels per day (94,900 m 3 /d). [1] The refinery is owned and operated by Marathon Petroleum Corporation. It is located in southeastern Louisiana between New Orleans and Baton Rouge on U.S. Route 61 in Garyville, Louisiana.
Fire crews have contained a large fire at a refinery storage tank in Garyville, Louisiana, about 40 miles west of New Orleans, authorities said.
A massive fire erupted following a chemical leak at a Marathon Petroleum Corporation refinery in Louisiana. Marathon personnel and fire authorities responded to the scene of a naphtha spill and ...
The newest large refinery built in the US was completed in 1976 in Garyville, Louisiana. [7] Since then, while some existing refineries have expanded, new refinery construction has faced significant barriers in environmental regulation, permitting, and local political opposition. [ 8 ]
A fire at the Louisiana Marathon refinery in St. John the Baptist Parish began early Friday morning and continued to burn into the afternoon.
On August 25, 2023, a fire at the Garyville refinery, in Garyville, Louisiana, [23] started at 8:04 am local time. [24] After some time, residents and some local schools were evacuated due to the poorer air quality as precaution, but the response was not immediate. [25] [23] [24]
GARYVILLE, La. (AP) — A massive fire at a south Louisiana oil refinery sent a tower of black smoke billowing into the air above the Mississippi River on Friday, forcing nearby residents to ...
Garyville is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,775 at the 2000 census and 2,123 in 2020. [ 2 ] It is part of the New Orleans – Metairie – Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area .