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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #153833
State Police #14-00696
Accident Date2014-02-11
Report Date 2014-02-17
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 Dioxide38mfurnacesNOYESNOBRQ

Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

On Feburary 12, CITGO Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex notified LDEQ's Single Point of Contact of a sulfur dioxide release that occurred on February 11, 2014 at 20:18 hrs. According to Phyllis Holifield, Manager of Environmental Protection Department, stated that an amine pump tripped out in the Fuel Gas Processing Unit stopping the amine flow for 4 minutes which lead to the release of sulfur dioxide from various furnaces in the unit.

Discharge Preventable - No

Notes/Remedial Actions

State Police notification report states that amine pump was turned back on and functioning in the normal range of operation.