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Marathon Ashland Petroleum (3165), Garyville
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | No information given |
| Accident Date | 2005-08-28 |
| Report Date | 2005-08-31 |
| 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 |
| No Information Given | 2 days | North Flare | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
In preparation for Hurricane Katrina, the last stage of emergency shutdown, the steam boilers were shutdown. There was leakage of hydrocarbons into the flare line. Causing the North Flare to smoke for 2 days during which the refinery was shutdown. Categorized as an "upset".
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
No information given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Plant was shutdown as per preparation for Hurricane Katrina
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