Shell Reports Unit Disruption at Martinez Refinery -- Update
October 06 2015 - 3:02PM
Dow Jones News
By Dan Molinski
Shell reported a process unit upset and flaring Tuesday morning
at its Martinez refinery in Northern California. "Unit was
depressured to the flare, 500 pounds of sulfur dioxide resulted in
the release," it said in a filing to the California Emergency
Management Agency. The company said the cause of the problem was
unknown but that it has been contained.
In an email, Shell added there were no injuries and no off-site
impact, but "as a precaution" it activated a Level 1 Community
Warning System. "Normal refinery operations continue within the
other operating areas," it said.
The refinery is located 30 miles northeast of San Francisco and
has a capacity to convert 165,000 barrels a day of crude oil into
gasoline and other products.
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