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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 109022 |
| State Police # | 08-05829 |
| Accident Date | 2008-09-13 |
| Report Date | 2008-09-18 |
| Follow-up Date | 2008-10-27 |
| Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 15 h 0 m | B-11 Flare, B-12 Flare, Sulften Stack, C-Cat Scrubber, | NO | YES | NO | 82,889.0 pounds |
| Sulfur Trioxide | 15 h 0 m | B-11 Flare, B-12 Flare, Sulften Stack, C-Cat Scrubber, | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 15 h 0 m | B-11 Flare, B-12 Flare, Sulften Stack, C-Cat Scrubber, | NO | NO | NO | 798.0 pounds |
| Nitrogen Oxide | 15 h 0 m | B-11 Flare, B-12 Flare, Sulften Stack, C-Cat Scrubber, | NO | YES | YES | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Cause of Problem: Weather
Hurricane Ike
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
Power Failure causes release of huge amount of S02. Loss of Pecan Grove substation caused the loss of power to equipment in the SRU, Central Amine, cid Plant, Sour Water Stripper, Unicracker, Wastewater Treating and Coker II Units. Combustion efficiencyof 99% was used to calculate S02 emissions - is that an appropriate figure? Follow-up report on 10/27/2008 discusses emissions from B-11 Flare only REMEDIAL ACTIONS - perform feasability study of reliable power supply for acid block ; Install nsary equipment to start up JC-201 Compressor with less than RQ Flare Emissio
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