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Valero (1238), Meraux

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #99867
State Police #No Information Given
Accident Date2007-09-29
Report Date 2007-10-17
Follow-up Date 0000-00-00
Follow-up: No Information Provided

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Other

Murphy experienced a supply problem with their purchased natural gas. This caused the flaring incident.

Discharge Preventable -

Notes/Remedial Actions

In the Murphy report, this incident is listed as odor, this was natural gas form Embride (unscented gas). In the LDEQ report, it explains that Murphy experienced a supply problem with their purchased natural gas and this caused a flaring incident. This incident was reported by several citizens but not by Murphy. It is a continuation of incident 9986