Refinery Fire
Richmond’s Chevron Refinery Resumes Operations In Unit Closed By Fire
Chevron has resumed operations in a unit at its Bay Area refinery that was shut down after a massive fire last year.
Chevron Report Details Failures That Led To Richmond Refinery Fire
Corrosion that damaged a steel pipe led to a disastrous fire at Chevron’s Richmond refinery last August, oil company officials confirmed in a report released Friday.
State, Federal Regulators Release Report On Chevron Refinery Fire In Richmond
The report concluded that a pipe ruptured due to severe sulfidation corrosion and there was a very low concentration of corrosion-inhibiting silicon in the ruptured pipe.
Chevron Expects Richmond Refinery Back At Full Capacity Early In 2013
Chevron’s Richmond oil refinery should be fully functional again during the first quarter of 2013, once repairs to the crude oil unit devastated by a massive fire in August have been completed, a company spokesman said Friday.
Chevron Considered Replacing Pipe Blamed For Refinery Fire
Chevron Corp. reportedly considered replacing a corroded Richmond refinery pipe nearly a year ago but decided it was good for another five years of service.
Refinery Probe Focuses On Corrosion In Old Pipe
Federal investigators probing the cause of a massive Chevron oil refinery fire in Northern California are focusing on possible corrosion in a decades-old pipe the company inspected late last year.
Dispatcher Seems Confused By 9-1-1 Call Reporting Chevron Richmond Fire
An audio recording of the initial 9-1-1 call from the Chevron refinery to Richmond authorities reporting Monday night’s fire suggests that the emergency dispatcher may have been confused about how to respond to the incident.
Air Quality Deemed Safe After Richmond Refinery Fire
The air quality in western Contra Costa County was determined safe after test results for 23 petroleum-related pollutants were analyzed Tuesday after a fire at a Chevron refinery in Richmond on Monday night, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
Gas Prices Quickly Rise After Richmond Refinery Fire
Wholesale gas prices spiked Tuesday throughout California in the aftermath of fire that shut down Chevron’s Richmond refinery, which is one of the top crude production facilities for the West Coast.
Gas Prices May Go Up Due To Richmond Refinery Fire
A fire that burned out of control for hours Monday night at the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond shut down the facility’s crude processing unit, causing concern that gas prices could be driven higher as a result.
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