BP PLC (NYSE:BP) told California state environmental regulators that they were going to the original planned period of flaring at its Carson, California refinery will be extended from the three-day period ending Friday, to an additional three days ending on Monday.
Flaring has been done on a regular basis at the plant since the beginning of summer.
BP didn't identify the specific units in the communications with the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Two employee suffering burns at the Texas City, Texas, refinery of BP remain hospitalized, and the company had safety reviews all day Wednesday in response to the accident.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
EPA Wants BP (NYSE:BP) Report on Steps it Took in Texas City
In relationship to the release of chemicals by BP (NYSE:BP) at their plant in Texas City, the Environmental Protection Agency they are in the middle of investigating the situation.
The EPA released a written statement saying they have requested BP to give them information on the steps they took in response to an incident that "resulted in the flaring of chemicals that could have reasonably resulted in a catastrophic release of a hazardous air pollutant."
Approximately 500,000 pounds of a variety of chemicals were released from the plant, with about 17,000 pounds of that being benzene, of which a lawsuit has been filed by those alleging they may have been affected by it.
EPA Regional Administrator Al Armendariz said, "It is important the EPA, state officials and public know what happened at the plant, and that BP is held accountable to prevent incidents like these from happening in the future."
BP has 30 days to provide the information the EPA requested.
The EPA released a written statement saying they have requested BP to give them information on the steps they took in response to an incident that "resulted in the flaring of chemicals that could have reasonably resulted in a catastrophic release of a hazardous air pollutant."
Approximately 500,000 pounds of a variety of chemicals were released from the plant, with about 17,000 pounds of that being benzene, of which a lawsuit has been filed by those alleging they may have been affected by it.
EPA Regional Administrator Al Armendariz said, "It is important the EPA, state officials and public know what happened at the plant, and that BP is held accountable to prevent incidents like these from happening in the future."
BP has 30 days to provide the information the EPA requested.
Friday, August 13, 2010
BP (NYSE:BP) Paying Record $50.6 Million Fine for Texas Refinery Explosion
About five years after the 2005 Texas City refinery explosion which claimed the lives of 15 workers, BP (NYSE:BP) will pay a record fine of $50.6 million for its failure to correct known safety hazards.
This isn't the end of the Texas City story for BP though, as this only accounts for 270 of the 709 citations issued by OSHA at the facility.
OSHA and BP are in the midst of negotiating over another set of fines which could go as high as $30 million.
The U.S. has called for fines of $81.3 million altogether at the factory, which with these two sets of fines would fall just under that number.
Under fire for its overall poor safety record, BP is increasing the pace of the improvements they're making at the refinery, which will cost up to $500 million through 2016.
Independent experts will verify the work that it is indeed an improvement to safety and completed as specified.
According to OSHA, the company will face an “unprecedented level of oversight.”
This isn't the end of the Texas City story for BP though, as this only accounts for 270 of the 709 citations issued by OSHA at the facility.
OSHA and BP are in the midst of negotiating over another set of fines which could go as high as $30 million.
The U.S. has called for fines of $81.3 million altogether at the factory, which with these two sets of fines would fall just under that number.
Under fire for its overall poor safety record, BP is increasing the pace of the improvements they're making at the refinery, which will cost up to $500 million through 2016.
Independent experts will verify the work that it is indeed an improvement to safety and completed as specified.
According to OSHA, the company will face an “unprecedented level of oversight.”
Thursday, August 5, 2010
BP (NYSE:BP) Workers Sue the Oil Giant for $10 Billion
Workers at the Texas City refinery of BP (NYSE:BP) have sued the company for $10 billion over the equipment malfunction which released about 500,000 pounds of pollutants into the air, which included benzene.
BP also continues to struggle to fix the original problem at the refinery, five years after it happened.
These are two separate incidents; one of which killed 15 workers and injured hundreds more in a 2005 fire, and the latest one, which involves the $10 billion lawsuit, that happened just this spring.
The latest incident could cost the company even more, as it wasn't until 40 days later that they had a full report filed with the environmental commission (they did file an initial report after the accident), and BP didn't tell city leaders about the pollutants until a day before the final report was filed.
In this atmosphere, it's amazing to see what appears to be this type of reckless behavior which just begs for a lawsuit, and BP got what they wished for in this initial $10 billion lawsuit, which may be just the first of many.
BP also continues to struggle to fix the original problem at the refinery, five years after it happened.
These are two separate incidents; one of which killed 15 workers and injured hundreds more in a 2005 fire, and the latest one, which involves the $10 billion lawsuit, that happened just this spring.
The latest incident could cost the company even more, as it wasn't until 40 days later that they had a full report filed with the environmental commission (they did file an initial report after the accident), and BP didn't tell city leaders about the pollutants until a day before the final report was filed.
In this atmosphere, it's amazing to see what appears to be this type of reckless behavior which just begs for a lawsuit, and BP got what they wished for in this initial $10 billion lawsuit, which may be just the first of many.
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