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The refinery used to be operated by Giant Industries and earlier operated by BP/Amoco. [2] Giant Industries was acquired by Western Refining in 2007. The refinery could run high TAN crude oil (crude oil with a high content of naphthenic acids). The refining operations were shut down in the fall of 2010 and the refinery was later demolished. [3]
An 8-day long fire then consumed at least 45 acres of storage tanks and damaged nearby homes and businesses. In addition to a boy killed in his home, one Standard Oil workman died of a heart attack, another 40 were injured, and 1,500 evacuated. [49] On Nov 23, 1957, 2 workers were killed in a Whiting Standard of Indiana refinery fire. [49]
A failed wrinkle bend is suspected to be the cause of the release. The failure occurred on the same line and in the same general area as a November 21, 2011 failure that also stemmed from a wrinkle bend failure. There were no injuries or fire. [40] [41] August 20 – A pipeline worker was kill in a gas pipeline explosion and fire, near Venice ...
Orange County: Sterling Forest fire updates. Dariel Vasquez, a Parks and Recreation Aid employed by the New York State Parks, and Historic Preservation Department, was killed while responding to ...
An aging, failed elbow pipe that hadn't been inspected in almost 45 years appears to be the initial cause of a June 21 fire and subsequent explosions that injured five people at the largest oil ...
A massive fire at Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc's oil refinery on Friday damaged the largest U.S. East Coast plant to the point that it could remain shut for an extended period, according to ...
Main refinery in El Paso. The current capacity of the El Paso refinery is 128,000 barrels per day. An expansion is in the planning stages for 2013/2014 to increase capacity to 150,000 barrel per day. [22] The refinery near Gallup, New Mexico, has a capacity of 26,000 barrels per day after an expansion during 2012.
The alkylation unit involved in a massive fire on Friday at Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc's oil refinery has been completely destroyed, which will hamper the supply of gasoline from the U.S ...