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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
Releases in 2005
| LDEQ Accident Number Accident Date |
Point Source/Release | Cause | Notes |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2007-07-05 | Point Source(s): tank 263 Pollutant(s):Styrene - 0 pounds Benzene - 0 pounds Biphenyl - 0 pounds Cresol - 0 pounds Cumene - 0 pounds Ethylbenzene - 0 pounds Naphthalene - 0 pounds n-Hexane - 0 pounds Volatile Organic Compounds - 211 pounds Toluene - 0 pounds Xylene - 0 pounds | Cause of Problem: Weather STORMS- styrene that is not permitted to be stored in tank in the east area south field tanks were emitted while stored in these tanks. | LCCO is being removed from tank 263 (usual incident number not listed, LAC number given instead); this could have been preventable and the Refinery could have reduced rates, however this was not considered prudent under the given circumstances |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-12-23 | Point Source(s): HCLA unit Pollutant(s):Flammable Vapor - 2,703 pounds | Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing pinhole leak in the HCLA D104 overhead line leaking to the atmosphere. | drum operating pressures were reduced to mitigate leak; report stated that repairs have been completed on this line; the inspection history will be reviewed and more frequent inspections will be performed if appropriate; the release was not preventable because the piping inspections were performed according to API code and the inspection did not indicate problems with the overhead system integrity |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-12-19 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: No Information Given No information given | Below Reportable Quantities |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-12-11 | Point Source(s): Tank 755 Pollutant(s):Methane - BRQ | Cause of Problem: No Information Given No information given | Below Reportable Quantities; no details given other than odor complaints- but the methane release from the open hatch on Tank 755 is not believed to be the source of the odors |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-12-10 | Point Source(s): underground pipe Pollutant(s):Premium Gasoline - 67 gallons | Cause of Problem: Corrosion see notes | contaminated soil is being remediated. The underground section of piping was clamped and blinded; the section of piping at the pipe support was blocked out and will be blinded.Bothing leaking sections of line will be replaced. Seven yards of soil have been removed; there were 2 leaks (one from corrosion and the other cause wasn't explained); gasoline leaked from an underground section of piping and at a support on the above ground section of piping |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-12-09 | Point Source(s): No information given Pollutant(s):Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ | Cause of Problem: No Information Given No information given | Below Reportable Quantities |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-12-09 | Point Source(s): FLARE Pollutant(s):Nitrogen Oxide - 36 pounds Hydrogen Sulfide - 301 pounds Sulfur Dioxide - 27,695 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure repairs were being done on an exchanger which caused the events to occur | the MEA from the scrubber was temporarily diverted to the slop system where it would not cause additional upsets. The tail gas from the tail gas clean up unit was diverted to the incinerators to reduce hydrogen sulfide emissions; the procedures for removing the absorber tower from service will be updated to reflect the potential to have hydrocarbon condense in the MEA system; . Air monitoring completed outside facility. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-12-09 | Point Source(s): leak from underground section of piping Pollutant(s):Crude Oil - 1,260 gallons Volatile Organic Compounds - 9,253 pounds | Cause of Problem: Corrosion the leak was caused by external corrosion | the line was blocked out and temporarily removed from service; the section of the line that leaked is being repaired before the line is returned to service;Discharge was not preventable because there were no previous leaks on this underground section ofline |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-12-07 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: No Information Given No information given | Below Reportable Quantities |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-12-06 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: No Information Given No information given | Below Reportable Quantities; no details given other than a leak |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-12-02 | Point Source(s): tanks, process fugitives, coker venting, docks, wastewater fugitives Pollutant(s):Hydrogen Sulfide - 522 pounds | Cause of Problem: Other see notes | No Information Given |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-12-01 | Point Source(s): E-568 reboiler Pollutant(s):Benzene - 4 pounds Xylene - 114 pounds Hydrogen Sulfide - 4 pounds Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs) - 111 pounds | Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing leak in the E-568 reboiler | the exchanger was blocked out and the leaking tubes will be plugged; report stated this was not preventable because the exchanger was replaced in 1st quarter of 2003, with the previous bundle in service for 20 years; this bundle has previously leaked once due to suspected mechanical damage during installati |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-11-17 | Point Source(s): No information given Pollutant(s):Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ | Cause of Problem: No Information Given No information given | Below Reportable Quantities |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-11-16 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Other no details given; sulfur plant incident; no regulatory amounts exceeded | Below Reportable Quantities; but regulatory limits were exceeded and will be reported as appropriate in their quarterly and semi-annual reports |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-11-14 | Point Source(s): SRLA battery limit block valve Pollutant(s):Hydrogen Sulfide - 117 pounds Ammonia - 59 pounds | Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket a flange leak on the SRLA battery limit block valve containing ammonia acid gas leaked along with a minor pinhole leak. | The inspection history will be reviewed and more frequent inspections will be performed if appropriate; it was not preventable because the gasket failed, and the gasket was appropriate for the servi |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-11-13 | Point Source(s): No3 Depropanizer condensor Pollutant(s):Isobutane - 49,847 pounds Propane - 474 pounds | Cause of Problem: Corrosion leak in the No3 depropanizer condensor due to corrosion | Exchanger was taken out of service on 11/13 at 9:35am; the inspection department plans to re-inspect the overhead piping system to determine if other corrosion issues exist and to repair the tube bundle that was leaking; this was not preventable becausepiping inspections were performed according to API code and the inspection did not indicate problems with the overhead system integrity |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-11-10 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: No Information Given no information given | no details given- only that there was a flaring incident with no reportable quantities |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-11-08 | Point Source(s): E-552B exchanger Pollutant(s):Hydrogen Sulfide - 871 pounds Volatile Organic Compounds - 8,512 pounds Benzene - 58 pounds 1,3-Butadiene - 13 pounds | Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure | an exchanger crew was called out to return E-552A to service; they plan to evaluate if a metallurgy upgrade is needed on this exchanger; was not preventable because the exchanger was retubed in June of 2003 and historically has a longer run life |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-11-07 | Point Source(s): FLARE- No. 20 & 5 Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 4,451 pounds Volatile Organic Compounds - 191 pounds Nitrogen Oxide - 52 pounds Nitrogen Dioxide - 7 pounds | Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down power failure caused compressor C-551 to shutdown resulting in flaring from No20 and No5 flares | A smaller compressor was started up to reduce flaring and the feed rates to the Cokers were reduced until C-551 could be restarted; an investigation was underway to determine why the automatic transfer to the backup power supply failed |
| 83432 2005-10-26 | Point Source(s): underground section of a slop line from the pipestills units Pollutant(s):Crude Oil - 76 gallons | Cause of Problem: Corrosion the leak was caused by external corrosion | the stream in the slop line was switched to an alternate line and the leaking line was temporarily removed from service; was not preventable because there were no previous leaks on this underground section of line |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-10-25 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Other Leak; no details given | no details other that there was a leak that occurred with no reportable quantities |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-10-19 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: No Information Given no details given | no reportable quantities have been exceeded; no details given other than a leak at the Coker |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-10-03 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Other no details given other than there was an exchanger leak from the No.2 Light Ends Unit with no reportable quantities | no details were given except that there was an exchanger leak- no reportable quantities had been exceeded |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-09-24 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Other no details given, other than there was a release that occurr | no details other than there was a release that occurred with no reportable quantities |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-09-14 | Point Source(s): FLARE- Alkylation Unit Pollutant(s):Nitrogen Oxide - 22 pounds Nitrogen Dioxide - 4 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure a pump on the cooling tower shut down due to a structural failure on the filter of the pump. Caused alkylation unit to flare. | the machinest on the alkylation unit made immediate repairs to the pump and operations personnel were able to restart it; this was not preventable because the failure on the filter could not have been predicted |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-08-25 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Other No information given other than a pump leak | Below Reportable Quantities/DEQ Report |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-08-14 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Other No information given other than a fire that occurred on the No.7 Pipestill Unit | No details were given; Below Reportable Quantities/DEQ Report |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-08-04 | Point Source(s): FLARE- No. 19 Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 64,400 pounds Hydrogen Sulfide - 698 pounds Nitrogen Oxide - 87 pounds Nitrogen Dioxide - 15 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure controls for the REA regenerators were switched to the control backup panel, so part of a controller could be repaired. The REA regenerators had difficulty operating and carried over liquid to the SRLA knockout drums triggering an overabundance of chemical releas | the refinery reduced rates to reduce the production of CAG.Ammonia acid gas production was stopped to allow the maximum amount of CAG to be processed. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-07-25 | Point Source(s): FLARE- No17 & 19 Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 35,257 pounds Hydrogen Sulfide - 1,405 pounds Nitrogen Oxide - 53 pounds Nitrogen Dioxide - 9 pounds Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs) - 4 pounds | Cause of Problem: Process Upset the sulfur plant shut down causing refinery upset and causing flaring from No17 and No18. | significant rate reductions were made to refinery units that send hydrogen sulfide to SRLA to reduce flaring. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-07-13 | Point Source(s): tank732 Pollutant(s):Hydrogen - 45 pounds Hydrogen Sulfide - 13 pounds Ammonia - 1 pounds Methane - 500 pounds Ethane - 1,753 pounds Propane - 963 pounds Isobutane - 107 pounds n-Butane - 119 pounds Isopentane - 17 pounds n-Pentane - 7 pounds | Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure C-830 compressor shut down causing ICN unit to shutdown. F-761 control valve was left on control to allowing the liquid level in the ICN product stabilizer tower to continue to tank732. Excess flammable vapor was released. | it was discovered that the F-761 control valve had not been closed, so it was closed once discovered and the release stopped; procedures will be reviewed and appropriate corrective actions will be ma |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-07-11 | Point Source(s): spill from a line running through the levee Pollutant(s):Light Cat Cycle Oil - 84 gallons | Cause of Problem: Corrosion the leak is suspected to have been caused by external corrosion | the leaking line was water washed and isolated. The contaminated soil was removed and a sock boom was placed between the spill and the river; leak was not preventable because there were no previous leaks on this line |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-07-08 | Point Source(s): alkylation unit Pollutant(s):n-Pentane - 112 pounds Sulfuric Acid - 10,269 pounds Propane - 87 pounds Isobutane - 2,650 pounds n-Butane - 1,418 pounds 2,3-Dimethylbutane - 96 pounds 2-Methylpentane - 54 pounds 3-Methylpentane - 26 pounds 2-Methylhexane - 23 pounds 2,3-Dimethylpentane - 49 pounds 3-Methylhexane - 22 pounds Isooctane - 676 pounds 2,3,3-Trimethylpentane - 75 pounds 2,4-Dimethylhexane - 52 pounds 2,3,4-Trimethylpentane - 344 pounds 2,3,3-Trimethylpentane - 402 pounds 2-Methylheptane - 5 pounds 4-Methylheptane - 28 pounds 3,4-Dimethylhexane - 13 pounds 3-Methylheptane - 13 pounds 2,2,5-Trimethylhexane - 161 pounds n-Nonane - 1,271 pounds 2,3-Dimethylhexane - 71 pounds 2,5-Dimethylhexane - 98 pounds 2,4-Dimethylpentane - 73 pounds 2,2,3-Trimethylbutane - 6 pounds 2,2-Dimethylbutane - 2 pounds Isopentane - 407 pounds | Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket | water was sprayed on the vapor cloud to mitigate hazards from the release. Upstream and downstream block valves had to be closed to stop the leak; this was not preventable because the gasket failed- it was an appropriate gasket for the service |
| 80362 2005-07-06 | Point Source(s): undergound pipe Pollutant(s):Crude Oil - 399 gallons | Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing oil spill from an underground pipe. | the line suspected to be leaking was blocked and the free oil was cleaned up. When it was determined that a different line was leaking soil excavation and clean up continued until the leak source was determined. The leak was then clamped and clean up continued on the soil. |
| 80155 2005-06-28 | Point Source(s): No3 Depropanizer condensor Pollutant(s):Flammable Vapor - 9,568 pounds Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) - 9,568 pounds | Cause of Problem: Corrosion Leak in the overhead piping system was determined to be from internal corrosion | the No3 depropanizer was shut down and the section of pipe containing the leak will be replaced. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-06-21 | Point Source(s): FLARE Pollutant(s):Nitrogen Oxide - 36 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure flaring occurred when the rate of the baton rouge fractionator was increased about 24 KB/D. Safety valve was faulty. | the safety valve was blocked away from the flare drum and Sorrento was notified. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-06-20 | Point Source(s): FLARE Pollutant(s):Flammable Vapor - 551 pounds Propylene - 367 pounds Ethylene - 35 pounds Butene - 2 pounds Nitrogen Oxide - 1 pounds Nitrogen Dioxide - 0 pounds | Cause of Problem: Human Factors flaring occurred when the wrong fan was shutdown on No35 cooling tower; the breakers were labeled 'A' and 'B' instead of 'East' and 'West' so one was mistakingly shut down | pressure was reduce in No12 depropanizer by temporarily returning the West Cell to service. The flare was relit, which reduced the emissions of propylene and propane to the atmospher |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-06-20 | Point Source(s): tank 82 Pollutant(s):Crude Oil - 806 gallons Volatile Organic Compounds - 5,775 pounds | Cause of Problem: Corrosion | the line was blocked from the tank and then a pump was used to pull a vacuum on the line, so clamps could be put over the leaks; internal corrosion inspections on similar piping outside the firewall did not show corrosion concerns, therefore internal corrosion was not expect |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-06-17 | Point Source(s): F-101 & F-102 tail gas conversion unit Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 12 pounds Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ | Cause of Problem: Equipment Design the sour water strippers had a larger than normal oil layer. | the controller diverted the tail gas to the incinerators to reduce personnel exposure and the SWS evaluated levels in the feed spheres to ensure no more hydrocarbon would be sent to the SWS and SRLA; the first page of the report states that the hydrogensulfide level was exceeded from 9AM to 9PM on June 17th, and the sulfur dioxide limit from the F-101 and F-102 incinerators was exceeded- even though the actual report only states the levels of sulfur dioxi |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-06-15 | Point Source(s): FLARE Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 1,365 pounds Nitrogen Oxide - 81 pounds Nitrogen Dioxide - 11 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure caused by the safety valve malfunction | this report involved 3 events over the course of 3 days; the source of the additional gas to RGCU was determined and the vapor pulldown line was opened to reduce pressure in the sphere. This allowed to safety valve to reseat; 63 pounds of nitrogen oxide was released during the incident on the 15th and 16th, and an additional 18 pounds were released on the 17th- making the total pounds released of nitrogen oxide |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-06-13 | Point Source(s): tank 766 Pollutant(s):2,2,4-Trimethylpentane - 24,618 pounds Xylene - 3,313 pounds Toluene - 2,422 pounds Ethylbenzene - 663 pounds Benzene - 582 pounds Hexane - 553 pounds Flammable Vapor - 362 pounds Naphthalene - 258 pounds Butene - 75 pounds Cumene - 49 pounds Cyclohexane - 36 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure level gauge on tank 766 was not responding correctly. Chemicals began flowing out of the drain on the tank. | foam was sprayed on the tank to reduce exposure and fire potential. The tank was slowly emptied to ensure the roof did not shift and damage the tank. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-06-09 | Point Source(s): No9 Pipestills Pollutant(s):Carbon Monoxide - 126 pounds | Cause of Problem: Human Factors occurred when the pipestills controller reduced the opening on the induced draft guide vanes to optimize furnace efficiency. | the furnace guide vanes were reopened and the furnace returned to its normal carbon monoxide levels. (no typical report #); this was not preventable because this is a new parameter for the Pipestill controllers; they are learning to control to the new limits and how changes in the furnace affect the carbon monoxide emissions |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-06-08 | Point Source(s): C-102 compressor Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 651 pounds Nitrogen Oxide - 16 pounds | Cause of Problem: Human Factors flare was caused by a leaking block valve that had been opened when work was being done on the compressor | the leaking block valve that was allowing additional hydrocarbon to be fed to the Refinery Gas Compression Unit was tightened down to stop the flaring |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-06-03 | Point Source(s): P-271A Pollutant(s):Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs) - 118 pounds | Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket distillate pump blew a seal | shut down the pump and started up a spare |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-05-18 | Point Source(s): isopentane line Pollutant(s):Flammable Vapor - 1,440 pounds | Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing block valves in the line were closed allowing pressure to build up, causing a le | A block valve in the pipeband was opened allowing the line to return to its normal pressure; a visual cue will be placed on the valve in the pipeline to ensure thermal expansion is considered before valve is closed |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-05-15 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Other Leak on the No.3 light ends unit; no information was given regarding the leak | Below Reportable Quantities |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-05-03 | Point Source(s): PCLA-3 Pollutant(s):Carbon Monoxide - 3,995 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure a leak on the fractionator tower at PCLA-3, unit had to be shut down for repair, the unit temperature caused the carbon monoxide to exceed the maximum concentration allowe | the temperature in the regenerator was increased to push higher temperature gas to the furnace, which reduced the formation of carbon monoxide; the report stated that this was not preventable because the new regulation requires more experience to meet the limits and it was not known there was a problem with the furnace burne |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-05-02 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Other Leak; no details given | Below Reportable Quantities |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-05-02 | Point Source(s): fluid catalytic cracking unit Pollutant(s):Leak- No Details Given - BRQ | Cause of Problem: No Information Given No information given | No other details were given other than a leak occurred from the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit; Below reportable quantities |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-04-30 | Point Source(s): FLARE- GLA-3x compressor Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 5,903 pounds Carbon Monoxide - 4,308 pounds Propylene - 195 pounds Nitrogen Oxide - 167 pounds Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs) - 136 pounds Nitrogen Dioxide - 29 pounds Hydrogen Sulfide - 16 pounds | Cause of Problem: Process Upset the MEA scrubber on No. 2 Light Ends Unit experienced an operational upset due to a high level in the MEA scrubber to overhead drum; GLA-3x compressor shut down causing the RGCU to become overloaded and a gas leakage which flared | operations attempted to restart GLA-3x and then reduced rates to the FCCU to eliminate flaring; a new alarm was added that is more visible and will alert the controller of increased level in the interstage drum; other items identified by the ongoing investigation will be evaluated and implemented; flaring occurred from 3:20 PM to 4:40 PM on April 30th; the Wet Gas Scrubber exceeded its regulatory limit of 500 PPM of carbon monoxide from 4-6PM; the carbon monoxide concentration increased to 639 PPM fhe hour from 1-2 on May 1st |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-04-26 | Point Source(s): West Gas Scrubber Pollutant(s):Carbon Monoxide - 855 pounds | Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures the permit requirements were changed so they had to implement new changes in order to meet the requirements | Since this regulation is new and controller experience with these situations is limited, learnings from this event will be shared with all controllers. The new Wet Gas Scrubber Permit requires the CO furnaces to operate at lower excess oxygen concentrations for nitrogen dioxide emissions, thus making the unit more susceptible to carbon monoxide excursions. Additionally, more experience is needed to control the new permit and regulatory limit |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-04-23 | Point Source(s): F-501 furnace Pollutant(s):Nitrogen Dioxide - 24 pounds | Cause of Problem: Other F-501 was releasing more than the permitted amount of nitrogen dioxide per hour | The instrumentation system being revised to track compliance for the F-501 furnace calculated that 23.6 lbs of nitrogen oxides were released in one hour, but these emissions are all reported as nitrogen dioxid |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-04-22 | Point Source(s): F-3 furnace Pollutant(s):Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) - 41 pounds Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs) - 9 pounds 1,3-Butadiene - 1 pounds | Cause of Problem: Human Factors furnace smoked for 3 minutes because the fuel gas rate to the furnace increased. This was due to the controller typing 3200 instead of 2300 kscf. | Other controllers were informed of the consequences and were asked to double check manual inputs prior to execution; fuel gas rates were immediately cut back and the air damper was opened. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-04-02 | Point Source(s): wet gas scrubber purge line Pollutant(s):Silica Alumina - 4 pounds | Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing purge line leak | It was determined that 65 gallons or 543 pounds of Wet Gas Scrubber Purge was released to the soil (which contained the 4 pounds of silica-alumina catalyst fines, 5 pounds of sulfites, and less than 0.1 pounds of ammonia; contaminated soil removed and remediated; approximately 12,000 pounds of soil were removed and sent to our SABRE Unit for recycling; this spill was reported as a result f an abundance of caution because a similar spill earlier in the week was reportable for 1000 pounds of a ld with an MSDS being released offsite- it was later determined that this spill was much smaller than the earlier reported incide |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-03-31 | Point Source(s): FLARE: GLA-3x compressor Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 2,922 pounds Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs) - 163 pounds Nitrogen Oxide - 82 pounds Nitrogen Dioxide - 14 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure flaring occurred due to an instrument problem on the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit | an alternate compressor was started up and the feedrate to the unit was reduced |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-03-26 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Process Upset leaking saftey valve | Leaking safety valve-below Reportable Quantities; the report stated that the event was monitored by the LDAR program and is not reportable. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-03-24 | Point Source(s): E3A- & E3B Pollutant(s):Butene - 693 pounds Flammable Vapor - 70,890 pounds Volatile Organic Compounds - 44,957 pounds Xylene - 10,170 pounds Toluene - 10,000 pounds Ethylbenzene - 2,810 pounds Benzene - 2,260 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure safety valves lifted | There were 2 incidents involved- the 1st did no exceed any reportable quantities, the 2nd incident started on 3/24/05 at 11:21pm and ended at 11:30pm the same day; furnace reboiler was shut down to reduce tower pressure and allow safety valves to reseat; the actual release lasted 9 minutes (from 11:21pm to 11:30pm); the report stated that the safety valve release on 4 LEU was preventable, but the reboiler leak on E-3A was not expected as it was a newer bundle than E-3 |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-03-15 | Point Source(s): No2 and No. 3 light end Pollutant(s):Hydrogen Sulfide - 526 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure control valve malfunction due to changed stream dispositions | line will be cleaned to eliminate the plug and the water supply source will be changed to reduce potential for plugging on the water wash lines |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-03-14 | Point Source(s): FLARE (No. 7) Pollutant(s):BRQ - BRQ | Cause of Problem: No Information Given No information given | This report dealt with a possible unlit flare at the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant. Subsequent investigation led them to believe the flare flame on No. 7 Flare was never extinguished. Even if the flame had been extinguished, calculations indicate that the amount of emissions from time of discovery until the relight sequence was completed would not have exceeded any reportable quantitie |
| 77590 2005-03-14 | Point Source(s): 2 bleeder valves Pollutant(s):White Water Diesel - 546 gallons | Cause of Problem: Human Factors there was a white water diesel release on a new line running from Tank 798 to the East Train Hydrofiner in the Baton Rouge Refinery; the 2 bleeder lines were left open while charging the line | report stated there are no ground water wells in the vicinity of the release. The contaminated soil has been removed from the area and the soil will be remediated on site at the SABRE Unit. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-03-09 | Point Source(s): FLARE (Nos. 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 19, 20 and 23) Incinerators, Sites 68 and 69 Waste Water Treatment Unit Pollutant(s):Nitrogen Oxide - 292 pounds Nitrogen Dioxide - 50 pounds Sulfur Dioxide - 30,244 pounds Hydrogen Sulfide - 2,671 pounds Propylene - 111 pounds Butene - 102 pounds | Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down 30 minute power failure on Bulk Power Station #2. See Notes | Information for both LDEQ Incident Report numbers included on same report. Electrician doing work in the area injured. Investigation underway and findings will be implemented. May put automatic bypasses around filters in case they plug. Emissionswere minimized because some units shutdown; the vent gas from TGCU was sent through the incinerators emitting sulfur dioxide instead of the more harmful hydrogen sulfide. Power failure caused the following refinery units to shut down: No. 10 PipestilSLA-10), West Coker, 200 and 400 Trains on the Sulfer Plant, the Tail Gas Clean-up Unit, No. 2 Powerformer, Heavy Cat Napatha Units, No.1 and No.2 Sour Water Strippers, and some Depronanizers. The following Chemical Plant Units also shut down: Linea |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-02-27 | Point Source(s): FLARE Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 503 pounds Nitrogen Oxide - 24 pounds Hydrogen - 2 pounds Nitrogen - 2 pounds Hydrogen Sulfide - 1 pounds Methane - 15 pounds Ethane - 10 pounds Cyclopropane - 3 pounds Propane - 41 pounds Butene - 5 pounds Butane - 20 pounds pyrrolidine, protonated - 19 pounds Pentene - 1 pounds Pentane - 7 pounds Pentane - 5 pounds n-Hexane - 3 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure the controller responsible for the operation of the Refinery Gas Compression Unit (RGCU) began experiencing problems | C-50 was started up to eliminate the flaring and was run on manual. Incident not preventable because normal preventative precautions not used due to concern over clanging noises. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-02-24 | Point Source(s): Underground Pipe Pollutant(s):Fuel - 214 gallons | Cause of Problem: Corrosion Corrosion of the underground pipe. | Material in the line was rerouted and the line was blocked out. The soil is being picked up and will be treated offsite. Leak clamped and pipe replaced. Leak not preventable because there have been no previous leaks along this pipeline. No ground water wells in the vicinity of the release |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-02-24 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Other Leak; no information given | Only information given is Leak at Alkylation Unit. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-02-23 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Other Leak; no information given | Only information given is Leak at Catalyic Cracking Unit. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-02-19 | Point Source(s): FLARE Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 734 pounds Nitrogen Oxide - 32 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure Control valves created excessive back pressure on the compressors at PCLA, which resulted in the compressor pressure control valve opening to the flare syste | Corrected controls for the pressure control valves for the first part of the flaring event and closed a block valve for the second part of the flaring event; report stated that the release was preventable, but eplained that the flaring from 10:17am to 1:49pm was not preventable because a level instrument was reading incorrectly, which allowed the gas to the flare system. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-02-11 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Other Flaring incident; no details were given. | Incident involved flaring. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-02-06 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: No Information Given No information given | Incident involved a leak at the Chemical Plant (BRCP). |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-01-31 | Point Source(s): Tail Gas Clean Up Unit Pollutant(s):Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure 100 Unit went off ratio because air control valve failed closed. | The steam leaving the TGCU exceeded the regulatory maximum 12 hour average of 10 ppm of hydrogen sulfide from 3pm to 11pm. Control Valve positioner was repaired. Air bypass valves are being installed on the 100 Unit turnaround. Release unpreventable because this is the first time it has happened and can only be installed while unit is down. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-01-31 | Point Source(s): FLARE Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 743 pounds Nitrogen Oxide - 35 pounds | Cause of Problem: Other faulty electrical connection caused the compressor to trip on the No. 2 Reformer (RHLA-2); | Restarted PHLA-2 and RHLA-2 and diverted HHLA's tail gas to lower pressure system. Refinery will investigate improvements to shutdown facilities. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-01-24 | Point Source(s): No.3 Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 3,476 pounds | Cause of Problem: Process Upset fresh caustic being blocked away from the WGS when the No.3 fluid catalytic cracking unit, PCLA-3, was shutdown for squa | Fresh caustic was lined up to the system to bring sulfur dioxide emissions down. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-01-22 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: Other Pit vent release- no other information given | Information limited to pit vent release at the Sulfur Plant. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-01-14 | Point Source(s): F-1 furnace at the East Coker Pollutant(s):Carbon Monoxide - 155 pounds | Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure the temperature indicator on P-2B was not reading. Restart of feed pump caused the temperature to missread the feed temperature and automatically reduced the firing in furnace F-1. Coil outlet temperature then fell and the furnace firing automatically increased. | The forward control program has been changed, limiting the potential for error in temperature readings and in turn limits the change feedforward controls can make on furnace firing |
| No LDEQ Number Available 2005-01-04 | Point Source(s): None Reported Pollutant(s): | Cause of Problem: No Information Given No information given | Spill occurred; No information about nature of the spill. |
| No LDEQ Number Available 0000-00-00 | Point Source(s): fluid catalytic cracking unit Pollutant(s):Ammonia - BRQ | Cause of Problem: No Information Given see notes | this letter served as written notification to comply because the ammonia emissions from the FCCU exceeded the upper bound of its reported normal emissions; the results from May 2004 were significantly higher than the test completed in previous years |
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