Environment & Safety
Shell Cansolv starts testing advanced CO2 capture process at Norway hub
The testing will take place at TCM’s amine test facility, confirming Shell Cansolv’s processes and emission controls using exhaust gas from the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant at Mongstad.
Chile refinery fire injures two, shuts production
Two workers suffered minor injuries in the fire after being splashed by hot liquid.
M&G wins final GHG permit for Texas PET project
M&G Resins plans to build a new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin manufacturing complex along with a collocated combined support system for heat and power utility generation.
US safety board investigating deadly chemical leak at DuPont complex
The accident at DuPont’s plant in La Porte, Texas, killed four workers and injured a fifth when methyl mercaptan, a toxic chemical in the manufacturing process, was released.
US safety board probes DuPont chemical leak
Investigators began interviews of several DuPont personnel, with plans being made to interview shift workers and other possible witnesses to the events that led to a release of methyl mercaptan.
DuPont issues statement on fatal chemical leak from La Porte complex
The methyl mercaptan leak at the Texas plant led to the death of production operator Robert Tisnado and his brother, board operator Gilbert "Gibby" Tisnado. Crew supervisor Wade Baker also died, as did an unidentified female employee who had been with the company about eight months.
Heater training improves safety and operations
As a part of an initiative to conserve energy and other valuable resources, an independent petroleum refiner began a two-year training program in the summer of 2013 for more than 900 operators at six ..
Environmental regulations: How much do they really cost?
Processors should instead grasp some understanding of the costs and benefits by asking themselves: “How much will these changes really cost, and what’s in it for me?”
Consider true zero-emission packing for reciprocating compressors
Especially when handling hydrogen, reciprocating compressors must provide ruggedness, operating flexibility and energy efficiency at pressures up to 3,000 psi (200 bar).
An examination of three recent accidents in the downstream industry
With these accidents, has refining internationally fallen sub-standard in terms of safety? Such a question is likely best addressed by examining the existing HPI standard.
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