Dec 23, 2021– A fire broke out in the Exxon Mobil refinery located in Baytown, TX today, injuring four contract workers who were repairing a pipeline inside the hydrotreater unit. This unit was shutdown earlier this week after a leakage and apparently was being repaired by contract workers. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Harris County, tweeted that … Read more
May 15, 2021– The US Chemical Safety Board will be soon releasing its report into the Hydrogen Sulfide accident release incident at the Aghorn Operating Waterflood Station in Odessa, Texas. The incident occurred on October 26, 2019 and the investigation report was finally adopted by the CSB on May 4, 2021. Very soon the final … Read more
March 27,2020 – The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new animation video, that shows the disaster which took place at the BP Texas City facility, more than 15 years ago. During that accident, a massive fire and explosions took place at the refinery, also many tons of hydrocarbons got released causing an … Read more
June 20, 2019- The more things change, the more they remain the same! is an old saying, that appears to be true from the recently released report on the Pryor Trust Gas Well blowout that resulted in five fatalities. Even after so many years of experience of operating oil and gas facilities, these accidents continue … Read more
Washington, D.C., June 22, 2018 – Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board announced that Dr. Kristen Kulinowski is now serving as the agency’s Interim Executive Authority following the resignation of Chairperson Vanessa Allen Sutherland. Dr. Kulinowski said, “I am honored to serve in this new capacity. I look forward to working with my fellow board … Read more
