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Explosion at Exxon refinery in CA
Posted on 2/18/15 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 2/18/15 at 7:38 pm
Did this make it here yet? Kinda looked.
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Posted on 2/18/15 at 7:38 pm to TheWiz
Price of gas going up.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 7:39 pm to TheWiz
Wasn't an explosion, it was an "event" 
Posted on 2/18/15 at 7:43 pm to TheWiz
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The two events sent February deliveries of California gasoline, known as CARBOB, as high as 40 cents above futures.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 7:44 pm to TheWiz
And here comes OSHA
Posted on 2/18/15 at 7:53 pm to TheWiz
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an injection of ammonia on top of the flue gas stream caused a pressure buildup, which resulted in the ESP unit explosion.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 7:54 pm to chalupa
Casualties?
Posted on 2/18/15 at 7:56 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Four injured, they were reportedly contractors.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 7:56 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Casualties?
None reported, minor injuries to contractors
Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:06 pm to fightin tigers
That amazes me looking at the damage. Really lucky and good emergency response to prevent other injuries.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:09 pm to fightin tigers
Awesome.
I hate hearing about this kind of thing. It's always preventable.
I hate hearing about this kind of thing. It's always preventable.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:17 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Union probably set it up, didn't like the non-union contractors in there.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:21 pm to C
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That amazes me looking at the damage.
What pics you looking at? I only see one grainy arse photo.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:37 pm to deeprig9
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Union probably set it up, didn't like the non-union contractors in there
Probably comes from pushing the equipment to the edge and beyond to maximize profits with low oil prices. Also since they are idling back facilities that are on strike.
This post was edited on 2/18/15 at 8:38 pm
Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:38 pm to chalupa
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What pics you looking at? I only see one grainy arse photo.
Saw some earlier with tons of ash and destroyed vehicles nearby.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:47 pm to deeprig9
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Union probably set it up, didn't like the non-union contractors in there.
That refinery is not on strike.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 8:53 pm to TheWiz
Interesting "event". Can't wait to hear exactly what happened. I believe this unit is just a piece of environmental equipment. It's designed to take the SOX and NOX out of the flue gas on the tail end of the CO burner/boiler train. Similar to the catalytic converter on your car. Usually a pretty tame piece of equipment compared to the rest of the Cat Cracker unit. The "wierd ash" they are reporting is just catalyst that didn't get recovered in the Regenerator/Reactor train. Pretty harmless unless it gets in your eyes. And then it's just abrasive, like sand, as opposed to being acidic or caustic. Definitely not toxic. I've waded through dunes of the stuff after a major catalyst leak. I know the pictures make it look like a massive hydrocarbon explosion, but that casing is probably only rated for a couple of pounds of pressure. It's not like a round pressure vessel. Large flat sided boxes do not make good pressure vessels.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 9:01 pm to deltaland
No, he sold it in 4th quarter of lat year. Read the article
Posted on 2/18/15 at 9:02 pm to deltaland
Yeah, Buffet totally saw that explosion coming.
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