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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 91874 |
| State Police # | 06-06839 |
| Accident Date | 2006-11-05 |
| Report Date | 2006-11-10 |
| 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 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 14 h 15 m | Flare - unplanned shutdowns of 3 catalytic cracking units, 2 reformers, 2 hydrotreaters and a fractionation unit, 4 satellite amine contactors | NO | YES | NO | 34,339.0 pounds |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 14 h 15 m | Flare - unplanned shutdowns of 3 catalytic cracking units, 2 reformers, 2 hydrotreaters and a fractionation unit, 4 satellite amine contactors | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
| Nitrogen Oxide | 14 h 15 m | Flare - unplanned shutdowns of 3 catalytic cracking units, 2 reformers, 2 hydrotreaters and a fractionation unit, 4 satellite amine contactors | NO | YES | YES | BRQ |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
occurred in the power feeder cable due to upstream electrical equipment malfunction/substation malfunction
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Notes/Remedial Actions
Sulfur Dioxide reported emissions is 34,339 ABOVE PERMITTED LIMIT which is not stated. Claims other emissions are below RQ. Formal Root Cause analysis to be done within 45 days of incide
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