LA Bucket Brigade : Refinery Accident Database

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Marathon Ashland Petroleum (3165), Garyville

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #	88512
State Police #	06-03671
Accident Date	2006-06-10
Report Date	2006-06-16
Follow-up Date	0000-00-00
Follow-up:

Pollutants Released

Pollutant	Duration	Point Source	Greenhouse Gas	Criteria Pollutant	Ozone forming chemical	Amount of Release
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)	44 h	Flaring from Unit 21 Absorber and North Flare (EQI No. 83-74/EQT 162)	NO	NO	YES	2,352.5 pounds
Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs)	44 h	Flaring from Unit 21 Absorber and North Flare (EQI No. 83-74/EQT 162)	NO	NO	NO	9.6 pounds
Sulfur Dioxide	57 m	flaring from fuel gas mix drum	NO	YES	NO	0.2 pounds
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)	57 m	flaring from fuel gas mix drum	NO	NO	YES	14.5 pounds
Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs)	0 h 57 m	flaring from fuel gas mix drum	NO	NO	NO	6.9 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Process Upset

Shell, Norco, had an unexpected shutdown of one of their units which processes Marathon Petroleum Company off gas, MPC had to flare excess off-gas/ fuel gas during this time.

Discharge Preventable - No

Notes/Remedial Actions

BELOW REPORTABLE QUANTITY.