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LDEQ Accident Number Accident Date |
Point Source(s) | Notes | Amount of Release |
84090 2005-11-27 | B-6 FLARE | Cause: Pilot outage of the B-6 Flare. Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
No LDEQ Reported 2005-11-20 | None Reported | Cause: Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
83969 2005-11-18 | C-FCC Unit | Cause: Release from the C-FCCU; a relief valve lifted, releasing CAT gas, causing H2S and CO2 to be sent to the flare. Related to incidents that occurred as a result of shutdown/startup associated with Hurricane Rita. Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ. The relief valve was blocked, ending the incident on the day of occurrence. Related to incident number 82492. | |
83061 2005-10-12 | None Reported | Cause: Trash fire on a barge at Dock A that lasted approximately 15 minutes. A contractor was cutting a bolt due to hurrican damage approx. 4 hours before fire was reported. The area was drenched with water after work was completed but a small wood fire still occurred. Followup: Notes: CITGO's in-house fire department put out the fire. NFA required. No injuries reported. Responsible party is listed as Bomac. | |
82254 2005-09-16 | Alkylation Unit | Cause: Pinhole leak in the weld of a butane pipeline discovered at the Alkylation Unit. Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ. Line was isolated and a water spray from the fire monitors was applied to keep the vapors to a minimum. Air monitoring detected offsite impact. | |
82129 2005-09-12 | B-502 reaction furnace | Cause: Small hole in shell of B-502 Reaction Furnace at D-Sulfur Recovery Unit. Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ, but also unknown rate of release although hole is very small. Will fabricate a pad to weld over leak. | |
82097 2005-09-11 | B-5 FLARE | Cause: Overpressure of the E-402 Depentanizer Tower at B-Reformer unit. Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ initially. | Uncombusted |
81999 2005-09-07 | Cause: Lost control of skid due to light end in the feed, emergency shut down of MTB Unit resulting in a smoking flare of mixed butane Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ. Offsite impact. | ||
81826 2005-08-31 | None Reported | Cause: Shut down of JC36 compressor resulting in flaring. Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ. Followup letter only. No pollutants reported. | |
81380 2005-08-16 | No Information Given | Cause: Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
81250 2005-08-15 | FLARE MTBE Unit | Cause: Flaring at the MTBE Unit Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
No LDEQ Reported 2005-08-12 | D-Dock | Cause: Transfer hose from a barge began leaking Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ. Based on visual estimates of those present at the time, approximately one cup of material was released on the deck of the barge. Material recovered with an absorbent pad. No evidence it spilled over the deck into the water. The sheen in the water next to the barge did not have the characteristics of the material released on the barge deck. | |
No LDEQ Reported 2005-08-12 | No Information Given | Cause: Sheen observed near D-Dock of unknown origins. Followup: No Notes: It was determined sheen was not associated with dock operations. Also noted that dredging operations were being conducted in Calcasieu Ship Channel | |
81174 2005-08-10 | F102 B Drum | Cause: Insulation around the F102 B Drum containing coke caught on fire due to unknown causes Followup: Notes: Claims emission was below RQ. Extinguished blaze with water. No coke was burned or released to atmosphere. | |
80569 2005-07-18 | B-Dock | Cause: cross over hose on the Kirby Barge ruptured spilling into Calcasieu River Followup: No Notes: Responsible party not known. CITGO claims it is not the source of the release | |
80437 2005-07-09 | Furfural Unit | Cause: power failure in the furfural unit Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
80277 2005-07-03 | B-5 FLARE | Cause: Flare went out due to excessive steam from Coker 1 Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
80109 2005-06-26 | B-5 Flare | Cause: -loss of B5 Flare pilot Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
79876 2005-06-16 | FLARE at MTBE Unit | Cause: Followup: No Notes: MTBE Unit went down. Instrumentation was reset and the unit was reinstated into production. | |
79744 2005-06-11 | Coker II Unit | Cause: Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
79586 2005-06-05 | B-5 Flare | Cause: Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
79590 2005-06-04 | B-5 FLARE | Cause: Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
No LDEQ Reported 2005-04-19 | Rhodia barge | Cause: discharge from vessel's drip pan Followup: No Notes: Responsibility of the barge company | Sulfuric Acid: 1.0 gallons |
77796 2005-03-23 | FLARE Vacuum 2 Unit CLAW | Cause: Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ. Flaring of vacuum sump gas. The LC 103 Control Valve caught on fire at the packing. Material going through valve was 325 Oil and was so hot started fire. Went to flare while shutting down. | |
77629 2005-03-15 | Vacuum Truck | Cause: Followup: No Information Provided Notes: 2 workers were offloading bleach from tank at Citgo's wastewater plant into a vacuum truck. 2 workers were overcome by fumes and taken to hospital. Claims no RQ was exceeded. | |
77547 2005-03-12 | No Information Given | Cause: Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ. In a mud pit and noone know how it got there. | |
77024 2005-02-18 | B-401 furnace | Cause: Followup: No Notes: Flange fire at the outlet to Capitol B 401 furnace in the B Reformer Unit. Claims what was released through flare did not exceed permit. Rest of naphtha was consumed in fire | |
77071 2005-02-18 | Tank 30 | Cause: leak on the bottom of Tank 30 Followup: No Notes: Tank had passed a hydrostatic test prior to being placed in service on Feb 19, 2003. Material solidified at ambient temperature and was excavated. Investigation isbeing conduct | Mixture: 299,840.0 pounds |
77022 2005-02-17 | C-Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit | Cause: exchanger fire Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ. Verbal report mentions slurry oil and fire due to small leak on the C-105 exchanger. | |
76995 2005-02-17 | Water cooler at Sulfuric Acid Plant | Cause: Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ. Water leak containing SO2 | |
76032 2005-01-07 | unloading hose at A Dock | Cause: Ruptured hose while unloading barge Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
92946 2006-12-31 | None Reported | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
92937 2006-12-20 | None Reported | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
92691 2006-12-15 | No Information Given | Cause: No Information Given Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
92514 2006-12-09 | None Reported | Cause: No Information Given - spill Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
92267 2006-11-24 | flare sump on B-11 Flare | Cause: No Information Given Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
92150 2006-11-17 | hole in pipeline | Cause: No Information Given Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
91054 2006-10-02 | B-11 Flare | Cause: Occurred during start up of Mixed Xylenes Unit Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
91022 2006-10-01 | No Information Given | Cause: No Information Given Followup: No Notes: No Information Given | |
90692 2006-09-18 | Heat Exchanger C-113 at the Alkylation Unit | Cause: small hole on the shell of the Heat Exchanger at the Alkylation Unit Followup: No Information Provided Notes: No Information Given | |
No LDEQ Reported 2006-05-16 | CLAW Area | Cause: Normal consumption of ethyl vinyl acetate pellets releases traces of vinyl acetate residual upon heating and mixing with wax. Followup: No Notes: ;This was not an incident. The emissions of vinyl acetate were from normal operation of Wax Blending. The emission is a permit deviation oly because the permit basis erroneously set an annual average. | Vinyl Acetate: 816.0 pounds |
85655 2006-02-06 | Alkylation Unit | Cause: No Information Given Followup: No Notes: went to sewer system on property, no clean up invovl | |
85087 2006-01-10 | Seal leak in a chlorination blower at the C-Reformer Unit | Cause: No Information Given Followup: No Notes: No Information Given | |
84908 2006-01-02 | No Information Given | Cause: No Information Given Followup: No Notes: Below RQ | |
No LDEQ Reported 2007-12-26 | B-Dock | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: CITGO not source, sheen deemed unrecoverab | |
No LDEQ Reported 2007-12-24 | C-Dock | Cause: unknown Followup: No Notes: Coast Guard visits the site and assessses sheen as coming from unknown source and unrecoverable | |
No LDEQ Reported 2007-11-06 | C-Dock 004 Outfall | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Origin of sheen on Calcasieu unknown. Sheen was not recoverable and encompassed an area 25' in diameter within booms | |
No LDEQ Reported 2007-09-02 | D-Dock | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Sheen observed near D-Dock originated from an unknown source and not from CITGO. No DEQ incident # listed. Cf. incident on 4/28/2007 | |
No LDEQ Reported 2007-07-16 | None Reported | Cause: unknown Followup: No Notes: rainbow sheen 8' x 10' observed in lower indian marais. Absorbent boom deployed to contain the sheen. | |
99549 2007-07-05 | no information given | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Anonymous caller states that CITGO has released freon on several occasions. Also signed a non-certified technician's name to sign out sheet for freon w/o his permission. Referred to EPA: CFC / Freon Mgr Joyce Johnson | |
97218 2007-06-19 | Tail gas treatment unit (TGII) at Sulfur Recovery Plant | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: DEQ representative goes to site - does fenceline readings after a CITGO reading indicates a reading of 24ppm of Hydrogen Sulfide. 0's across the board | |
97237 2007-06-19 | PFU Flare CB701 | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: pilot outage is cited as reason for emission, but no cause of outage is giv | |
96399 2007-05-19 | PFU Flare CB701 | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Emission attributed to pilot outage of PFU Flare ; no reason for outage given. | |
96337 2007-05-17 | B-9 Flare | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Emission through B-9 Flare resulted from depressuring contents of a sour gas line from Coker 2 to the flare. No reason for this depressuring is cited. | |
No LDEQ Reported 2007-05-16 | Outfall 004 at C-Dock | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Letter states that sheen observed near Outfall 004 at C-Dock was a stagnant film or scum-based sheen and not an oil and grease based sheen from CITGO | |
96185 2007-05-14 | B-9 Flare | Cause: No information given Followup: Yes Notes: RQ was likely not exceeded ; pilot outage was cause of emission, but no cause for outage is giv | |
No LDEQ Reported 2007-05-02 | None Reported | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: investigation indicated that the sheen originated from an unknown source and not from CITGO | |
No LDEQ Reported 2007-04-28 | None Reported | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Sheen observed near D-Dock originated from an unknown source and not from CITGO. State Police Incident Number listed here is listed as NRC Case No: on letter from CITGO | |
No LDEQ Reported 2007-02-01 | None Reported | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Citgo, Lake Charles Mfg. Complex was not the source of the spi | |
93364 2007-01-18 | Unknown. Possibly storage tank #88 at Indian Marais or west ditch at Clifton Ridge substation. | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Initial caller Doris Breckenridge indicates spill may be from storage tank #88. Subsequent call from Terry Chretien states that sheen is not from this facility, an assessment that is restated in Citgo's letter of 1/25/07. Boom with absorbent pads was used to soak up sheen. According to letter of 1/25/07, US Coast Guard surveyed the sheen on 1/19/07 and had no issues with the inciden | |
93307 2007-01-16 | B Dock | Cause: unknown at present Followup: No Notes: Sheen on water 4' by 50'; absorbent booms deployed to contain any additional sheening; CITGO is implementing a work plan to assess the source and developing a project to prevent recurrence. | |
93048 2007-01-04 | Tail gas treatment unit at Sulfur Recovery Plant | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
No LDEQ Reported 2007-01-02 | None Reported | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ | |
110375 2008-10-27 | B-7 Flare | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: verbal report mentions C4 Recovery Unit, JC101 Compress | |
No LDEQ Reported 2008-10-08 | B-503, B-504, B-505 Furnace | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Report has no incident numbers, states that there was an exceedance of the upper oxygen limit for flue gas from the furnaces. A low level alarm was added to notify operations when oxygen approaches the calculated limi | |
No LDEQ Reported 2008-09-25 | A-Dock | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Sheen was biological in nature and not from CITGO; No state police no. given, incident no. is listed as Case No. on CITGO lett | |
107166 2008-07-13 | CVEP Unit | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Fire in the CVEP Unit | |
No LDEQ Reported 2008-07-10 | A-Dock | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Sheen from unknown third-party source | |
106924 2008-07-02 | B-12 Flare | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: Flare flame outage | |
106792 2008-06-25 | None Reported | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: CITIZEN COMPLAINT (Patrick Crawford) - Strong chemical odor causing nose and eyes to burn. This event linked to 106702 | |
105376 2008-05-06 | Cooling Towers 1 and 2 | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: CITGO letters states emissions were BRQ | |
No LDEQ Reported 2008-05-01 | SWMU #138 | Cause: Sheen reported originating from LCMC B-Dock: Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) #138. No other source was identified form B-Dock rehabilitation project area. CITGO will continue to monitor the site until project's completion. Followup: No Notes: CITGO B-Dock rehabilitation project area is subject to continuous monitoring of the site and submit monthly updates. | |
102955 2008-02-10 | Flare | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: CITIZEN COMPLAINT (Tammy Alexander; Casey McCoun; Don Jones) - terrible odor, thick black smoke from fla | |
102403 2008-01-18 | PFU Flare CB701 | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: At the time of the pilot outage - there was no process flow to the PFU Flare. The flow to the flare consisted of natural gas and sweep gas. | |
No LDEQ Reported 2008-01-05 | C-Dock | Cause: No information given Followup: No Notes: USCG observes sheen and investigation indicates it is from unknown source | |
120411 2009-12-24 | B-16 flare | Cause: No RQs were exceeded, so no information was given. Followup: No Notes: Flaring of sour gas from the Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Hydrotreating unit's flare. No RQs were exceeded, so no information was given. | |
119770 2009-12-01 | Acid plant | Cause: No RQs were exceeded, so no information was given. Followup: No Notes: No RQs were exceeded, so no information was given. | |
119709 2009-11-25 | B-11 flare | Cause: No RQs were exceeded, so no information was given. Followup: No Notes: No RQs were exceeded, so no information was given. Report to the police states that Hydrogen Sulfide and Nitrogen Oxides as well. | |
119256 2009-11-04 | B-4 Flare | Cause: No RQs were exceeded, so no information was given. Release related to loss of flare flame on the B-4 flare. Followup: No Notes: No RQs were exceeded, so no information was given. | |
118371 2009-10-02 | No information given | Cause: Loss of pilot light on the B-8 flare Followup: No Notes: No RQs were exceeded so no information is given. | |
118282 2009-09-29 | No information given No information given. | Cause: No RQs were exceeded so no further information is given. Followup: No Notes: No information given | |
118082 2009-09-21 | E-3 tower | Cause: Flaring of sour gas from the E-3 Tower in the straight run fractionation unit. No RQs were exceeded so no further information was given. Followup: No Notes: No information given. State police report also reports butane released in addition to Sulfur Dioxide. | |
117561 2009-08-27 | E-8 Tower, Flare | Cause: Flaring of sor gas from the E-8 tower in the C4 Recovery Unit. No RQs were exceeded so no further information was given. Followup: No Notes: No information given | |
117244 2009-08-13 | Tank 526 | Cause: No RQs were exceeded so no information was given. Followup: No Notes: No information given | |
117221 2009-08-11 | Tank 526 | Cause: No RQs were exceeded so no further information was given. Followup: No Notes: No information given | |
116799 2009-07-26 | BLCOH unit | Cause: No RQs were exceeded so no information is given. Followup: Yes Notes: Police reports states that a lead developed in the B light cycle oil hydro treater unit. Units shut down to try to block the leak. | Fuel: 1.0 gallons |
116747 2009-07-21 | Acid plant | Cause: No RQs were exceeded so no information was given. Followup: No Notes: No information given. | |
116615 2009-07-18 | B7 Flare | Cause: No RQs were exceeded, so no information was given. Followup: No Notes: No information given | |
116049 2009-06-26 | tank 503 | Cause: No RQs were exceeded, son no information was given. Followup: No Notes: No information given | |
115685 2009-06-14 | B-5 Flare | Cause: No RQs were exceeded, so no information was given. Followup: No Notes: No information given | |
115661 2009-06-13 | No information given | Cause: No RQs were exceeded so no information was given. Followup: No Notes: no information given | |
115517 2009-06-08 | None Reported | Cause: No RQs were exceeded, so no information was given. Flaring from B-7 flare. Followup: No Notes: no information given. | |
115367 2009-05-30 | Sewer box near the TAME unit | Cause: No RQs were exceeded, so no information was given. Followup: No Notes: no information given | |
114866 2009-05-12 | Bottom of B-11 flare | Cause: Xylene spill at the base of the B-11 flare, no RQs exceeded so there was no information given. Followup: No Notes: No information given. | |
114678 2009-05-04 | Tail Gas 2 Unit | Cause: "B tower water stripper unit had foaming. This caused the relief valve in the tail gas unit to be picked up by an analyzer. The analyzer goes to alarm. The gases were then figured to release into the air." Followup: No Notes: No information given as to remedial actions. Classified as "a non-emergency" situation | |
113098 2009-03-02 | C-Dock hydraulic pipe line | Cause: Hydraulic line leak. Followup: No Notes: Material was identified as "biodegradable petroleum oil". Booms placed to contain the oil which leaked into the Calcasieu River at CITGO's C-Dock during an inspection of the premises. | |
124385 2010-06-23 | Tank 182 | Cause: "They informed that an eyewash station developed a leak and released water to some contaminated soil that contained spent caustic near Tank 182 at the refinery." states the LDEQ. Followup: No Notes: BRQ. Refinery letter states that no reportable quantities were exceeded. LDEQ report states that "the contaminated soil was excavated and removed near the tank." | Spent Caustic: 840.0 gallons |
124130 2010-06-14 | Tank 182 | Cause: LDEQ report states that "Operators in the plant were making rounds and noticed caustic alkali liquids on the ground in the area of Tank 182. The source of the spill was unknown." Followup: No Notes: BRQ. Refinery letter states that no reportable quantities were exceeded. "A vacuum truck was contracted to pick up the free liquids and the soil was excavated and disposed of properly" states LDEQ. An unknown amount of Caustic Alkali liquids were spilled. | |
122547 2010-04-03 | #7 flare #7 | Cause: smoke coming out of flare from unknown source--no more details given--no RQs exceeded Followup: No Notes: no information given | |
145516 2012-12-23 | Tail Gas II vent | Cause: Citgo Petroleum reported elevated levels of reduced sulfur compounds in the Tail Gas II vent at the Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex, but no information is given about the cause of the release.
In the initial notifications made by phone, Citgo reports that the suspected cause is a leak and that repairs were being made. Followup: Yes Notes: CITGO's preliminary review of the operating data from this incident indicated that an RQ for H2S may have been exceeded, but CITGO confirms that no RQs were exceeded in a report submitted 1/9/13. | |
141834 2012-08-06 | Tank 81 | Cause: On August 6, 2012, Citgo Petroleum reported an incident at their Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex. During routines rounds by an operator, Tank 81 (in the oil movement area) was discovered to be leaking gasoline from the top of the tank. According to Lee Liebendorfer with the company's Environmental Group, approximately 2 barrels of gasoline had leaked while putting a line in service. Nitrogen had been trapped in the tank and had escaped the floating roof tank causing the spill. LDEQ verbal report states that nitrogen gas had been trapped in the tank and escaped the floating roof tank causing the spill. Followup: No Notes: A vacuum truck pulled from the room drain and clean up the spill. The refinery reported the amount of gasoline leaked was below reportable quanity, but the amount that was leaked was 2 barrels of gasoline. The 2 barrels was converted to 84 gallons. Verbal report states that nitrogen gas had been trapped in the tank and had escaped the floating roof tank causing the spill, but refinery does not mention nitrogen gas at all in their written notification. Initial report states the material did go offsite. | Gasoline: 84.0 gallons |
152862 2013-12-15 | Oil movement B reformate line | Cause: A release of reformate and benzene to the soil due to a leak on a blend line.
The line was 14 diameter and was being excavated to locate the leak location. Followup: No Notes: The leak was excavated and contaminated soils removed for disposal | |
148120 2013-04-15 | NIG | Cause: An initial report to the State Police Hazmat Hotline indicated a caller from CITGO Petroleum reported an incident involving a propane leak adjacent tot he truck terminal and that they are in attempts to isolate the leak. A refinery letter later indicates that no reportable quantities were exceeded of flammable gas. No other information is given. Followup: No Notes: | Propane Mix |
160105 2014-11-15 | Dock A | Cause: Explosion occurred in the last 30 minutes of loading a sulfur barge at Dock A. Explosion ignited a small (approximately 30 square feet) grass fire on the west side of Dock A. Citgo then stated that no reportable quantities were exceeded during the event. Followup: Notes: Fire was extinguished | |
159906 2014-11-06 | No Information Given | Cause: On November 7, 2014, LDEQ received an anonymous complaint alleging a sheen of oil being located on the Calcasieu River, sheen was noticed on November 6, 2014. LDEQ contacted Coast Guard on Nov. 7 who investigated site, stated that the sheen was green dye from Citgo's Hydrostatic Discharge. No further action by DEQ at this time. Followup: No Notes: Did not appear to contact refinery for any follow up | |
159893 2014-11-05 | Fuel Gas System | Cause: Citgo notified the Louisiana State Police HAZMAT, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the Emergency Planning Committee on 11/5/15 of high levels of hydrogen sulfide in the fuel gas system.
Written report on 11/11/15 states that operating data from this event showed no reportable quantities were exceeded during the event. Followup: No Notes: | |
159413 2014-10-15 | Transfer pipe | Cause: During transfer operations a pipeline leaked and released 1.2 barrels of vacuum gas oil to the soil. Followup: No Notes: The transfer was shut down. Impacted soils were remediated. The line was clamped and taken out of service. | Vacuum Gas Oil: 50.4 gallons |
158947 2014-09-20 | None Reported | Cause: Report states that the follow up letter is being submitted as a follow up to a call placed to LSP HAZMAT regarding a sump fire in the Coker II Unit at CITGO. A review of the operating data from this event showed no RQ's were exceeded therefore the notification should be regarded as a courtesy call Followup: No Notes: No Information Given | |
No LDEQ Reported 2014-01-09 | Fire Pump Gear Box | Cause: During maintenance activities of a fire pump gearbox an unrecoverable sheen was observed in the work area safety zone. The sheen was contained within the work area safety zone with boom. Followup: No Notes: The work area safety zone was boomed to prevent the unrecoverable sheen from migrating. To prevent reoccurrence, the fire pump gearbox oil will be replaced with environmentally friendly marine oil by March 31, 2014. |
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