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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 102686 |
| State Police # | 08-00546 |
| Accident Date | 2008-01-29 |
| Report Date | 2008-01-29 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Hydrocarbon | 22h 22m | FLARE-Flare 9 | NO | NO | YES | 99.0 pounds |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 22h 22m | FLARE-Flare 9 | NO | NO | NO | 1.0 pounds |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 22h 22m | FLARE-Flare 9 | NO | YES | NO | 372.0 pounds |
| Nitric Oxide | 22h 22m | FLARE-Flare 9 | NO | YES | NO | 17.0 pounds |
| Nitrogen Dioxide | 22h 22m | FLARE-Flare 9 | NO | YES | YES | 3.0 pounds |
| Benzene | 22h 22m | FLARE-Flare 9 | NO | NO | YES | |
| Butene | 22h 22m | FLARE-Flare 9 | NO | NO | YES | 3.0 pounds |
| Propylene | 22h 22m | FLARE-Flare 9 | NO | NO | YES | 2.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
equipment failure
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
Written report from Exxon Mobile surrounding the flaring accident stating that the source was found to be several leaking evacuator valves on the flare gas compressor system. Steam was injected into the flare drum, and RGCU gas gointo to the flare drumwas blocked out. The leaking evacuator valves were also replace
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