Explosion, Fire At Valero Texas City Refinery

A group of 28 subcontractors at a Valero refinery in Texas City are suing the company and their employer, alleging that they suffered injuries and post-traumatic stress from an explosion at the plant less than two months ago. Richard Vilez and 27.....»»

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Authorities have not allowed residents back in their homes after crews extinguished a smoky blaze at a northwestern Wisconsin refinery where an explosion injured at least 11 people and forced most of the city of Superior to evacuate......»»

Authorities have not allowed residents back in their homes after crews extinguished a smoky blaze at a northwestern Wisconsin refinery where an explosion injured at least 11 people and forced most of the city of Superior to evacuate......»»

A federal agency says a massive refinery fire that forced the temporary evacuation of homes in the coastal Wisconsin city of Superior in April was caused by an explosion that sent debris hurtling into an asphalt storage tank......»»

Major Fire At Pemex Refinery In Mexico Leaves Seven Injured  A massive fire erupted on Wednesday evening at an oil refinery operated by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the city of Minatitlan in the eastern Mexi.....»»

City fire officials say a total of 23 people have been rescued following an explosion at Baltimore Gas and Electric’s downtown offices Wednesday morning. The Baltimore City Fire Department said in an update around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday that "a.....»»

Employees at Valero Energy Corp's Port Arthur, Texas, refinery expressed worries about the company's slow response to keep the coronavirus from spreading there after two workers tested positive, four people familiar with the matter said......»»

For the second time in two weeks, the Railroad Commission of Texas sent an investigator to the site of an explosion in the Brazos Valley area involving Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK). The Brazos County Sheriff's Department .....»»

The plant produces butadiene, a hazardous gas......»»

Valero Energy Corp shut a hydrocracking unit (HCU) and sulfur recovery unit (SRU) at its 335,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery on Monday, said sources familiar with plant operations......»»

The attorney general of Texas has sued San Antonio-based Valero Energy Corp., seeking to penalize the company for five years of allegedly excessive emissions at its Port Arthur refinery along the Texas Gulf Coast near Beaumont. The office of Attorney G.....»»

Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) filed for its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy in less than two years on Sunday, a court filing showed, a month after a fire and explosion led to the permanent shutdown of the biggest oil refinery on the U.S. East Coast......»»

Philadelphia Energy Solutions is closing its South Philadelphia refinery next week following last week's catastrophic explosion and fire.  More than 1,000 workers will be laid of as a result of the refinery's July 1 closure, according to a WARN notic.....»»

Philadelphia Energy Solutions is expected to seek to permanently shut its oil refinery in the city after a massive fire caused substantial damage to the complex, sources tell Reuters. Fred Katayama reports......»»

Gas prices are likely to rise after a fire at the east coast's largest refinery A fire at the largest refinery on the U.S. East Coast sent gasoline prices soaring, threatening to raise pump prices from Delaware to Maine just as American .....»»

Fire ripped through a Pennsylvania oil refinery early on Friday, triggering a huge explosion that local media said rocked homes several miles away......»»

Fire ripped through a Pennsylvania oil refinery early on Friday, triggering a huge explosion that local media said rocked homes several miles away......»»

A massive fire has erupted Friday at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in Southwest Ph.....»»

A massive fire has erupted at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in Southwest Philadelphia, the oldest continuously operated refinery on the East Coast, shaking nearby h.....»»