Total Reports Jet Fuel Leak at Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas
18 Avril 2017 - 11:45PM
Dow Jones News
By Dan Molinski
Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA said a valve was leaking
jet fuel and causing emissions at its refinery in Port Arthur,
Texas.
"During a scheduled shutdown at Unit 805, operators blocked in
and isolated the unit," the refinery said in a statement to the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. "Thermal expansion
caused pressure to build at the unit, resulting in a pressure
safety valve leaking jet fuel and emitting 147.2 pounds VOCs
[volatile organic compounds] to atmosphere in a 30-minute
period."
The refinery said the incident happened Monday afternoon, and
that when the leak was discovered, an exclusion zone was called for
the unit.
The 225,000-barrel-a-day refinery is located east of
Houston.
Write to Dan Molinski at dan.molinski@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 18, 2017 17:30 ET (21:30 GMT)
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