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Five years and $10 billion later, but process safety problem halts production at brand new U.S. oil refinery
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on July 11, 2012
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Royal Dutch Shell’s and Sauid Aramco’s Motiva refinery in Port Arthur Texas open last month with fanfare. The celebration was quickly overshadowed by a ruinous leak of corrosive into the heart of the refinery. The incident could have resulted in catastrophic loss of life
50 serious safety violations and $917,000 penalty don’t jive with corporate PR about integrity, safety, responsibility
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on September 29, 2011 One Middleton, Massachusetts resident thought it was an earthquake. Others said it sounded like a sonic boom. When Mr. Charlie Veradt heard the explosion, he said “I knew right off the bat that it was down the street,” referring to the Bostik Inc. chemical plant owned by the global giant, petrochemical firm TOTAL. Just before…