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July 19, 2009 - A fire in the alkylation unit at CITGO's Corpus Christi refinery led to a release of hydrofluoric acid (HF). The alkylation unit makes high-octane blending components for gasoline. One worker was critically burned. [166] July 28, 2009 - A tank battery caught fire near West Odessa. [167]
During the 2000s, Citgo faced several legal actions over the operation of its Corpus Christi, Texas oil refinery. In 2007, it was convicted of a violation of the Clean Air Act for operating an oil-water separator without proper pollution-control equipment. It was found not guilty of a charge of emitting illegal levels of benzene into the ...
Corpus Christi, Texas: 5 5 A propane pipeline explosion in the Port of Corpus Christi sank a dredging vessel killing five of its crew. [113] [114] 4 September 2020 Bangladesh: Fatullah, Narayanganj district: 31 40 2020 Narayanganj explosion – An explosion at a mosque due to leakage of a Titas Gas pipeline killed worshipers, including a child ...
In August 2006, Lyondell acquired Citgo's interest in the Lyondell-Citgo Refinery for $2.1 billion, and renamed the facility Houston Refining. [10] Chemical maker Basell Polyolefins purchased Lyondell in December 2007, creating the new company LyondellBasell Industries AF S.C.A., one of the largest chemical companies in the world at that time.
This is a reverse-chronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spill(s) that are currently ongoing. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons, 256 Imperial gallons, 7.33 barrels, or 1165 litres.
Corpus Christi (/ ˌ k ɔːr p ə s ˈ k r ɪ s t i / KOR-pəs KRIS-tee; Latin for 'Body of Christ') is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County [5] with portions extending into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties.
The Perlstein Building in Beaumont was the first skyscraper built as a direct result of the boom. [ 73 ] [ 74 ] Beaumont's downtown grew rapidly during the first decade after the 1901 strike. After a second major strike at Spindletop in 1925, Beaumont had the largest skyline of any city between Houston and New Orleans by the end of the decade ...
Lemont Refinery is an oil refinery in Romeoville, Illinois owned and operated by Citgo Petroleum Corporation. Originally constructed in the early 1920s, it was reconstructed between 1968 and 1970 by its then owner Union Oil [ 1 ] and has a current crude processing capacity of 177,000 barrels per day. [ 2 ]