BP Texas City Refinery Chemical Releases Victim Lawsuits
Refinery Chemical Releases Hazardous Substances. Do you live near the BP Texas City Refinery? If so, you may have been exposed to hazardous substances. The BP Texas City Refinery has been cited for numerous safety violations in the past. Most recently, a release from the facility leaked 17,000 pounds of benzene during a 40 … [Read more...] about BP Texas City Refinery Chemical Releases Victim Lawsuits
BP Fine for Texas City Refinery Violations
BP To Pay $50.6 Million For Safety Violations. BP has agreed to pay a $50.6 million fine for safety violations at its Texas City refinery, the largest ever assessed in the history of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In 2005, an explosion at the BP Texas City refinery killed 15 workers. According to … [Read more...] about BP Fine for Texas City Refinery Violations
BP Agrees to Record Fine for Texas City Refinery Violations
BP To Pay $50.6 Million For Refinery Violations. BP has agreed to pay a $50.6 million fine for safety violations at its Texas City refinery, the largest ever assessed in the history of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In 2005, an explosion at the BP Texas City refinery killed 15 … [Read more...] about BP Agrees to Record Fine for Texas City Refinery Violations
Forum on Silver Eagle Refinery Blasts Yields Few Answers
Officials Regulate The Silver Eagle Refinery Facility. At a meeting to discuss last week's Silver Eagle Refinery explosion in Woods Cross, Utah, city officials said there was little they could do to regulate the facility. However, City Administrator Gary Uresk told an audience of about 200 that the city would work with the … [Read more...] about Forum on Silver Eagle Refinery Blasts Yields Few Answers
Silver Eagle Refinery Blast Only Latest Accident at Utah Facility
Explosion Rocked The Silver Eagle Refinery In Utah. The explosion that rocked the Silver Eagle Refinery in Utah last week was the second serious accident at the facility this year. The first incident, a flash fire that occurred on January 12, seriously injured four people at the Silver Eagle Refinery. Luckily, no one … [Read more...] about Silver Eagle Refinery Blast Only Latest Accident at Utah Facility
Coffeyville Resources Refinery Up and Running After Oil Spill
Coffeyville Resources Refinery In Kansas Catastrophic Oil Spill. The Coffeyville Resources Refinery in Kansas has reopened, and is working at near full capacity, the company announced Friday. The refinery was the site of a catastrophic oil spill earlier this month that made much of the town of Coffeyville, Kansas … [Read more...] about Coffeyville Resources Refinery Up and Running After Oil Spill
Goldman Sachs Feeling Heat as Kansas Oil Spill Rescuers Begin Showing Signs of Illness
Responders To Kansas Oil Spill Show Signs Of Illness. First responders to the Coffeyville, Kansas Oil Spill have begun to show signs of illness, prompting state officials to once again order residents of the oil-soaked town to leave the area. This is ominous news for investment giant Goldman Sachs, which plans to sell stock in … [Read more...] about Goldman Sachs Feeling Heat as Kansas Oil Spill Rescuers Begin Showing Signs of Illness
Refinery Worker Still in Hospital
Refinery Worker In A Fire At Valero Energy Corp. One of the people hurt in a fire at a Valero Energy Corp. refinery remained in a hospital's burn unit Monday. A Valero contractor was in critical but stable condition at the University Medical Center's burn unit in Lubbock, the company said. Two Valero employees who had been in the … [Read more...] about Refinery Worker Still in Hospital
The day after Valero blast
Valero Blast Crippled Refinery. A day after a fire and explosion crippled Valero's McKee refinery here, only official-looking vehicles buzzed past plant barriers set up by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers manning vehicles with flashing lights. But Friday's blast at the 170,000-barrel-a-day plant, which Valero … [Read more...] about The day after Valero blast
20 injured in Valero refinery blast
Valero Refinery Blast Injured 20 People. An explosion caused a "major fire" Friday at Valero Energy Corp.'s McKee refinery in the Texas Panhandle, injuring nearly 20 people and forcing the evacuation of more than 400 employees and contractors, Valero officials said. Area hospitals were treating the injured workers, including at … [Read more...] about 20 injured in Valero refinery blast
