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Calumet Lubricants 8 (1214), Shreveport
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 153164 |
| State Police # | 14-00058 |
| Accident Date | 2014-01-06 |
| Report Date | 2014-01-13 |
| 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 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 10h | Plant Boilers | NO | YES | NO | 559.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
The Facility lost the boilers due to the cold weather and the level transmitter froze up. When the boilers shut down, the whole plant shuts down. Therefor, there was not enough steam/ heat to operate the amine unit; the steam is used to regenerate the amine solution to scrub the sulfur out of the fuel gas. The amine unit is responsible for removing hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from gasses. As a result, hydrogen sulfide derived from refining petroleum crude oil was allowed to build up in fuel gas. Sulfur dioxide was combusted out of the refinery heater stacks (CRG 0005) and released to the atmosphere. The fuel gas is used to fire all heaters and boilers in the plant facility-wide.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Hydrogen Sulfide was reported to be at 190 ppm (BRQ) however it was later discovered to be 590 ppm ppm = parts per million
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