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Placid Refining (2366), Port Allen

Releases of Butane

LDEQ Accident Number
Accident Date		 Point Source(s) Notes Amount of Release
No LDEQ Reported

2008-10-13		Vacuum gas oil line
Cause: Operator error

Followup: No

Notes: Report states 'undetermined amounts' of pollutants emittedFire, water, and other materials that were not consumed were collected inside the curbed process and routed to Placid's waste water treatment facility.
132636

2011-07-22		FLARE: FCC unit
Cause: The main air blower tripped in the FCC unit. Because the feed was pulled from the unit there was potential for a release.

Followup: No

Notes: They were bringing the unit back up and waiting for stabilization.