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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

Releases in 2006

LDEQ Accident Number
Accident Date
Point Source/Release CauseNotes
92946

2006-12-31
Point Source(s):
None Reported
Pollutant(s):
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

No information given
Claims emission was below RQ
92861

2006-12-27
Point Source(s):
Unicracker Unit

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - BRQ
Flammable Gas - BRQ
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Volatile Organic Compounds - BRQ
Nitrogen Oxide - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

Leak on a split tee connection on a stopple on the E-1 Debutanizer Tower reflux line that caused the shutdown of Unicracker Unit
Claims emission was below RQ
92895

2006-12-27
Point Source(s):
D-Sulfur Recovery unit

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - BRQ
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures

start up of the D-Sulfur Recovery Unit from a planned turnaround
Claims emission was below RQ
92937

2006-12-20
Point Source(s):
None Reported
Pollutant(s):
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

No information given
Claims emission was below RQ
92761

2006-12-19
Point Source(s):
B-11 Flare

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - BRQ
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Nitrogen Oxide - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket

loss of a water seal on the blowdown system at the Coker 2 Unit
Claims emission was below RQ
92691

2006-12-15
Point Source(s):
No Information Given

Pollutant(s):
Heavy Gas Oil - BRQ
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

No Information Given
Claims emission was below RQ
92656

2006-12-14
Point Source(s):
tail gas vent stack EQT 298 and 3XX-J5

Pollutant(s):
Hydrogen Sulfide - 159 pounds
Cause of Problem: Process Upset

upset at sulfur recoovery unit
Had the contractor performing the RATA advised CITGO sooner that the H2S emissions were higher than expected, operational steps could have been taken earlier in the d
92514

2006-12-09
Point Source(s):
None Reported
Pollutant(s):
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

No Information Given - spill
Claims emission was below RQ
92251

2006-11-26
Point Source(s):
B-5 Flare

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - BRQ
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Volatile Organic Compounds - BRQ
Nitrogen Oxide - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Process Upset

upset of the E1 Tower at the C-Topper Unit
Claims emission was below RQ
92267

2006-11-24
Point Source(s):
flare sump on B-11 Flare

Pollutant(s):
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Volatile Organic Compounds - BRQ
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

No Information Given
Claims emission was below RQ
92237

2006-11-22
Point Source(s):
Thermal oxidizer

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - 2,400 pounds
Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down

5th Lake Charles tail gas incident in the past 12 mo.sÉp.1 The current equipmt design of the C-SRP is not adequate to meet the New Source Review Consent Decree of 500 lbs SO2.; p. 4 Remedy A: Implement the low emission start-up recommendations in Option 1 of the C-SRU Tail Gas Alternate Disposition Project Study / Remedy B: Ensure that expert qualified SRU/TG analyzer technicians are scheduled for the duration of a planned Unit start-up
92172

2006-11-20
Point Source(s):
Flange on fill line at #4 Crude Tank

Pollutant(s):
Topper Resid - 7,216 pounds
Cause of Problem: Other

loose bolts on the flange
Bolts were tightened
92150

2006-11-17
Point Source(s):
hole in pipeline

Pollutant(s):
Flammable Gas - BRQ
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Volatile Organic Compounds - BRQ
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

No Information Given
Claims emission was below RQ
92010

2006-11-11
Point Source(s):
API Separator vents at the Wastewater Treatment Plant

Pollutant(s):
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures

a knockout drum level controller located downstream of the blower used at the API Separator to move vapors to the B-700 Flare was taken out of service for repair
Claims emission was below RQ
91973

2006-11-09
Point Source(s):
Line feeding ALCOH Unit

Pollutant(s):
Naphtha - 17,800 pounds
Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

leak in the line feeding ALCOH unit
The line was replaced
91874

2006-11-05
Point Source(s):
Flare - unplanned shutdowns of 3 catalytic cracking units, 2 reformers, 2 hydrotreaters and a fractionation unit, 4 satellite amine contactors

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - 34,339 pounds
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Nitrogen Oxide - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

occurred in the power feeder cable due to upstream electrical equipment malfunction/substation malfunction
Sulfur Dioxide reported emissions is 34,339 ABOVE PERMITTED LIMIT which is not stated. Claims other emissions are below RQ. Formal Root Cause analysis to be done within 45 days of incide
No LDEQ Number Available

2006-11-04
Point Source(s):
No Information Given

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - BRQ
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down

routine startup of Sulfuric Acid plant
No Information Given
91796

2006-11-01
Point Source(s):
B-11 Flare

Pollutant(s):
Hydrogen Sulfide - 868 pounds
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

a malfunction in repair activities caused a momentary voltage dip which resulted in a fail-safe protection shutting down the process units and Coker 1
Units were shut down
91671

2006-10-27
Point Source(s):
PFU Flare CB701

Pollutant(s):
Flammable Gas - 5,059 pounds
Cause of Problem: Weather

flare pilot was lost during heavy rain storm
Steps being reviewed are: a) remocal of materials from steam trenches to prevent water on steam piping b) installation of a small air compressor for use in relighting the flare pilot
91428

2006-10-17
Point Source(s):
B-104 Furnace in the B-Topper Unit

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

furnace tube leak
Claims emission was below RQ
91054

2006-10-02
Point Source(s):
B-11 Flare

Pollutant(s):
Xylene - BRQ
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

Occurred during start up of Mixed Xylenes Unit
Claims emission was below RQ
91022

2006-10-01
Point Source(s):
No Information Given

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - BRQ
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

No Information Given
No Information Given
90890

2006-09-26
Point Source(s):
B-11 Flare

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - BRQ
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket

loss of a water seal on the blowdown system at the Coker 2 Unit
No Information Given
90765

2006-09-21
Point Source(s):
leaking nipple fitting JC504A Recycle Compressor at the C-Reformer Unit

Pollutant(s):
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Flammable Gas - 2,882 pounds
Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

The flammable gas was released from a leaking nipple fitting on the discharge of the JC504A recycle Compressor at the C-reformer Unit. The failure mechanism has been reported to be metal fatigue caused by vibration. The source of the vibration is the reciprocating compressor directly upstream of the leak.
Good engineering practices was followed in setting the inspection frequency of the piping. The fatigue due to vibration is now being studied. The Unit was immediately shutdown to isolate the leak. The failed nipple was replaced and a gusset was installed at the connection.
No LDEQ Number Available

2006-09-21
Point Source(s):
A Dock Isolation Valve

Pollutant(s):
Oil - 3 pounds
Cause of Problem: Human Factors

a dock perator did not completely cose an isolation valve while replacing pressure gauge at A Dock
Training and awareness
90692

2006-09-18
Point Source(s):
Heat Exchanger C-113 at the Alkylation Unit

Pollutant(s):
Propane - BRQ
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

small hole on the shell of the Heat Exchanger at the Alkylation Unit
No Information Given
90424

2006-09-03
Point Source(s):
B-Catalytic Gasoline Hydrotreater

Pollutant(s):
Volatile Organic Compounds - BRQ
Sulfur Dioxide - BRQ
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket

JP 204B stripper bottoms pump on the E 201 Interstage Stripper Tower experienced a seal failure. Due to the compostion and operating conditions and location within the unit, the Hydrocarbons released auto-ignite
No Information Given
88861 & 88862

2006-06-25
Point Source(s):
CLAW

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - BRQ
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure

level controller malfcuntion st the Lube Vacuum Unit 1
Claims emission was below RQ
88679

2006-06-19
Point Source(s):
B-12 flare, wastewater treatment plant

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - 203,217 pounds
Benzene - 7,863 pounds
Toluene - 51,003 pounds
Xylene - 91,154 pounds
Ethylbenzene - 15,408 pounds
Oil - 2,226,000 gallons
Cause of Problem: Weather

Refinery experienced a heavy rainfall event, greater than 8 inches;of rain in 36 hours. 250 psig steam lines became submerged in water and as a result the steam condensed and caused a drop in pressure, eventually stopping the flow of rich amine throughthe Central Amine unit. This resulted in the loss of acid gas production. The SROs eventually shutdown due to lack of feed. Off gas went to the B-12 flare. Rainfall runoff exceeded the available capacity of the wastewater treatment system storm water tanks and the treatment system. When the capacity of the storm water tanks was exceeded, slop oil and wastewater overflowed from the tanks into the protective dike area surrounding the tanks allowing evaporation of benzene, etc.
The lack of amine treatment of refinery fuel gas caused the hydrogen sulfide content in fuel gas to exceed permit limits Hydrogen Sulfide amounts exceeded not reportedÉTo increase the pressure of the steam system and to reuce hydrogen sulfide generation, emergency steam and hydrogen sulfide shedding steps were initiated. Several units feed rates were reduced to minimum and some were shut down. As soon as acid gas was available steps were taken to restart the SRUs. For each restart operations pnnel followed standard operations procedures for startup and shutdown. When the storm water tanks began to overflow, steps were taken to remove slop oil from the tank dike using vacuum dikes. The feed rte of wastewater from the wastewater tanks to
No LDEQ Number Available

2006-05-16
Point Source(s):
CLAW Area

Pollutant(s):
Vinyl Acetate - 816 pounds
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

Normal consumption of ethyl vinyl acetate pellets releases traces of vinyl acetate residual upon heating and mixing with wax.
;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.
86306

2006-03-08
Point Source(s):
A Reformer Unit

Pollutant(s):
Hydrogen - BRQ
Reformer Feed Mixture - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

piping leak at the A-Reformer Unit
No Information Given
No LDEQ Number Available

2006-03-03
Point Source(s):
A Topper Unit B-4 Heater

Pollutant(s):
Smoke - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

the starter breaker had a bad trip unit at the electrical substation which resulted in the furnace fan tripping which resulted in the heater smoking.
To alleviate the smoking, rates to the furnace were reduced. BRQ according to follow up repor
85655

2006-02-06
Point Source(s):
Alkylation Unit

Pollutant(s):
Mercaptan - BRQ
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

No Information Given
went to sewer system on property, no clean up invovl
85087

2006-01-10
Point Source(s):
Seal leak in a chlorination blower at the C-Reformer Unit

Pollutant(s):
Hydrogen Chloride - BRQ
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

No Information Given
No Information Given
No LDEQ Number Available

2006-01-05
Point Source(s):
B-Topper Unit

Pollutant(s):
Benzene - 156 pounds
Heavy Naphtha - 25,306 pounds
Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

During B Topper Unit restart after repairs, the heavy naphtha reflux piping was found to be ope
Bleeder valve was closed. Failure Analysis underway.
84957

2006-01-04
Point Source(s):
FLARE - B 12 Flare and Furnace Flange fire at the Unicracker Unit

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - 3,881 pounds
Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

caused the shut down of the Unicracker Unit and during restart there were emissions
Since the reactor section of the Unicracker Unit was shutdown as the result of this incident, will use same case number in any notifications regarding reportable emissions from the restart of the Unicracker Unit. CITGO is evaluating a project to route the non-condensable gas to a compressor on anoher unit for recovery and treatment. If the project is approved,it will be installed at the Unit's next scheduled turnaround.
84908

2006-01-02
Point Source(s):
No Information Given

Pollutant(s):
Resid - BRQ
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

No Information Given
Below RQ