Federal investigators probing the cause of a massive Chevron oil refinery fire are focusing on possible corrosion in a decades-old pipe the company inspected late last year but did not replace.
CBC’s iTeam has learned the provincial government regulator doesn't require the inspection of pipes at refineries in Saskatchewan. That’s despite the fact that the Co-op Refinery has experienced a ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Federal investigators probing the cause of a massive Chevron oil refinery fire are focusing on possible corrosion in a decades-old pipe the company inspected late last year but did not ...
NEW CASTLE, Del.NEW CASTLE, Del. — Pipe corrosion that went undetected for years led to an explosion and fire that rocked a Sunoco oil refinery in Claymont in May, authorities said Tuesday.
Pipe corrosion that went undetected for years led to an explosion and fire that rocked a Sunoco oil refinery in Claymont, Del. in May, authorities said Tuesday. The corrosion, caused by unseen ...
RICHMOND — Portions of the 8-inch carbon steel pipe whose failure triggered last month’s major fire at the Chevron refinery had thinned to about the thickness of a penny before leaking 600-degree ...
The Tesoro refinery in Martinez, Calif., for years ignored safety problems and fostered a weak safety culture, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board says in a report released on Aug. 2. Board officials urged ...
In Wake of Chevron 2012 Pipe Rupture and Fire in Bay Area CSB Draft Report Proposes Overhaul of Refinery Industry Regulatory System in California and Urges Adoption of the Safety Case Regime to ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An old, degraded piece of metal pipe that had not been tested for corrosion led to the June fire and explosions at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery, the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC, July 10-- The Feb. 16, 2007, fire at Valero Energy Corp.' McKee Refinery in Sunray, Tex., likely was caused by water that leaked through a valve, froze, and cracked an out-of-service ...
RICHMOND — A metallurgical laboratory report released Wednesday confirms earlier conclusions that corrosion led to the rupture of a 36-year-old pipe and a subsequent fire at Chevron’s refinery on Aug.
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