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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles
Causal Factor: Other
| LDEQ Accident Number Accident Date |
Point Source(s) | Notes | Amount of Release |
| 77055 2005-02-20 | FLARE | Cause: flare pilot outage of the B-9 Flare caused bya dumping of steam into the flaring system Followup: No Notes: Claims emission was below RQ. Relit the flare manually | |
| 76428 2005-01-24 | #2 and #3 tank valve on Barge 10809 | Cause: vapor clous escaped from tank valve Followup: No Notes: Computer program tracks operation of valves, creates work order every 90 times valve is operated. Will inspect the valves and determine if needs to be adjuste | |
| 92172 2006-11-20 | Flange on fill line at #4 Crude Tank | Cause: loose bolts on the flange Followup: No Notes: Bolts were tightened | Topper Resid: 7,216.0 pounds |
| 101736 2007-12-16 | B-7 Flare | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: High second stage discharge temperature trip of the JC-36 topper tail gas compressor | |
| 100095 2007-10-10 | Tank 29 | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Immediate SPCC actions were taken to remove product from the tank and remediate the released product. Tank emptied in preparation for inspection and repairs. Incident occurred at 23:00 on 10/10/2007 - clean up is ongoing. Report to DEQ included with CITGO letter also lists emission as 116,190 lb | see notes |
| 100067 2007-10-09 | E-12 overhead condenser, C-175D, at the C-4 Recovery Unit | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: leak in the E-12 overhead condenser, C-175D, at the C-4 Recovery Unit causes emission. No cause given for lea | |
| 99829 2007-09-28 | Lube and Wax Vacuum Unit BA-1 and BA-101 Furnaces | Cause: see notes Followup: Yes Notes: high levels of hydrogen sulfide fuel gas used during production caused elevated levels of sulfur dioxide in the emissions. DEQ does air monitoring, notes concentration of 2.9 ppm upwind of the facility. Follow-up reports state that past data was inaccurate and that CITGO is meeting the 2000 ppm emission limit from the furnace stack. It is not clear if the post-hoc analysis they present has real bearing on the emissions from the stackat the time of the inciden | |
| 98773 2007-08-18 | Sulfolane Unit | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Emission results from control valve packing leak at the Sulfolane Unit | |
| 98523 2007-08-09 | Cooling Tower 5 | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: leak at E3 Debutanizer Tower C-07 Reboiler at Straight Run Unit causes emissiong from Cooling Tower 5 | |
| 98497 2007-08-08 | Tank 85 | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Leak discovered @ Reformate Tank 85 coming from 2 small holes immediately above the wind stiffener ring at the 36.5 foot level; Verbal report indicates failure of gauging system contributed to late detection of leak. REMEDIAL ACTION: A new safe operating fill height has been established below prior level. Tank 85 will be replaced. High level alarm has been lowered to prevent recurrence. | Reformate: 920.0 pounds Benzene: 21.0 pounds |
| No LDEQ Reported 2007-07-27 | Indian Marais | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Rainbow sheen observed on Indian Marais. Coast Guard visits and reports no problem as of 19:00 | |
| 98028 2007-07-21 | B-5 Flare | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Light hydrocarbon/ water mixture generated at Straight Run Fractionation Unit was steamed out of the B-5 Flare knock-out drum to the flare located at the Mfg. Complex | |
| 97783 2007-07-11 | OMA Tank 9 | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: leak in the west part of the OMA tank | |
| No LDEQ Reported 2007-06-18 | Southwest of Refinery | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: State Police Incident number given here is listed as Case No on CITGO letter; Absorbent boom was deployed to contain and remove the sheen; Letter states that sheen comes from unknown offsite source, entering via a ditch to the southwe | |
| 111418 2008-12-14 | Unicracker Unit | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Flash fire in the Unicracker Unit | |
| 110816 2008-11-17 | None Reported | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Flange fire in the B-topper Unit prompts letter. No pollutants or impacts listed. | |
| 108247 2008-08-21 | Refinery | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Power Failure | |
| 108148 2008-08-19 | B Reformer C 402B Fin Fan | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Leak in the Fin Fan causes release | |
| 108155 2008-08-19 | A-Dock, B-Dock | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: CITGO not source of sheen at A-Dock; B-dock source is SWMU #138; this incident is tied to an open investigation of 08-02475 | |
| 107229 2008-07-14 | C-Dock 004 Outfall | Cause: see notes Followup: Yes Notes: Sheen was unrecoverable. Oil contaminated steam discharged in the Power house unit drains. Drain discharged into the Calcasieu | |
| 106702 2008-06-25 | B-1 Flare (EQT343), B-5 Flare (EQT345), B-7 Flare (EQT347), B-12 Flare (EQT 351), B-16 Flare (EQT352) | Cause: see notes Followup: Yes Notes: Power Failure resulting from excessive moisture and dirt accumulation in switchgear breaker cubicle ; inadequaet physical clearance b/w insulators covering energized components; REMEDIAL ACTIONS: Clean and inspect all switchgear ; Eliminate practical spaces that allow air infiltration in or out of the switchgear room; modify switchgear purchase specifications to prohibit insulating material covering energized conductors to come in contact with materials from other phases; Modify QA-380-5045 tspect for insulating boots from adjacent phases to be in contact with one another; Verify other Powerhouse switchgear does not contain insulating boots that are in contact with one another; Install local temp and humidity monitors in rm, install anal | Sulfur Dioxide: 6,400.0 pounds Hydrogen Sulfide: 567.0 pounds Carbon Monoxide: 1,441.0 pounds Particulate Matter: 6.0 pounds |
| 105850 2008-05-22 | B-Reformer's C-408 Fin Fan Cooker | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Leak in the Fin Fan Cooker causes release | |
| 105367 2008-05-05 | B-5 Flare, B-11 Flare | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Release results from depressuring of a propane line to the flares | |
| 105059 2008-04-24 | Heaters and Boilers | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: release results from combustion of treated refinery fuel gas containing higher than normal concentrations of hydrogen sulfide | |
| 104696 2008-04-14 | Cooling Towers 1 and 2 | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: COMMON INCIDENT: see also 104519 and 104069 C-175/D Heat Exchanger Bundle Leak at C4 Recovery Unit | |
| 104519 2008-04-06 | Cooling Towers 1 and 2 | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: C-175/D Heat Exchanger Bundle Leak at C4 Recovery Unit | |
| 104069 2008-03-20 | Cooling Towers 1 and 2 | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: C-175/D Heat Exchanger Bundle Leak at C4 Recovery Unit | |
| 103984 2008-03-15 | Power House, Outfall 004 | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Barrel of oil released to Calcasieu Ship Channel. Booms were deployed along with Miller Environmental Services. Sheen too minute to be collected | |
| 103986 2008-03-15 | Oily Water Sewer | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Oily Water Sewer backs up in the Treating Plant Unit | |
| 103137 2008-02-16 | B Dock | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Mike Poindexter of American Commercial Lines calls to report a 3' by 500' sheen. CITGO tells DEQ that they have investigated the sheen and determined no spill occurred. It is a historical sheen that occurs during certain weather conditions. A long term remediation program is in pla | |
| 102969 2008-02-10 | B-5 Flare D-SRP, A-SRP, C-SRP B-7 Flare B-9 Flare B-12 Flare B-6 Flare | Cause: power outage Followup: Yes Notes: Partial power outage: Powerhouse System feeder cable 444-PH-FR13004 faulted in a Y-splice in manhole 26. bad cable resulted in loss of interconnection of Powerhouse generators and Entergy utility power. Caused collapse of electric and steam generation systems. Protective relay miscoordination is another cause. Root Cause Failure Analysis submitted 3/25/2008 indicates that startup of three Sulfur Recovery Units results in large emissions of sulfur dioxide. REMEDIAL ACTIONS: Revise Construction Inspen QA/QC procedure for PILC cable/splice installation to include additional clarification of detail; Repair 444-PH-FR13004 ; Perform a complete reevaluation of of protective relay coordination for all breakers assoc'd with Powerhouse main buses; I | Sulfur Dioxide: 62,701.0 pounds Hydrogen Sulfide: 2,432.0 pounds Heavy Cycle Oil: 10,613.0 pounds Carbon Monoxide: 5,053.0 pounds |
| No LDEQ Reported 2008-01-29 | C-Dock 004 Outfall | Cause: see notes Followup: No Notes: Sheen observed near C-Dock; further investigation needed to determine source; investigaton indicates oil comes from within powerhouse; corrective actions are underway |
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