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Valero (26003), Norco

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #100919
State Police #07-06855
Accident Date2007-11-09
Report Date 2007-11-15
Follow-up Date 0000-00-00
Follow-up: Yes

Pollutants Released

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

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

The wet gas compressor tripped on low lube oil pressure. This caused the Coker off gas to relieve to the flare. The cause of this incident is under investigation.

Discharge Preventable -

Notes/Remedial Actions

Emissions were minimized by immediately restarting the Wet Gas Compressor.