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Refinery Safety Scrutinized New federal program aims to reduce refinery mishaps. |
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Chemical safety board falls short The US government agency charged with investigating chemical accidents is failing to investigate even the most serious leaks and blasts, according to congressional watchdog the Government Accountability Office. |
Chemistry World November 20, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
Methyl mercaptan leak kills four workers A chemical leak at a DuPont plant near La Porte, US killed four workers and hospitalized another on 15 November. The cause of the accident remains under investigation, but it involved a methyl mercaptan leak. |
Chemistry World November 17, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Carbon dioxide leak at US coffee plant prompts federal probe A US federal investigation has been launched after a carbon dioxide leak at a coffee roasting and decaffeination plant in Houston, Texas, led to the death of one employee. |
Popular Mechanics July 2005 |
The Texas City Oil Refinery Disaster When fuel spewed from the stack of a Gulf Coast facility in March, it went looking for a spark. It found one. |
Chemistry World November 6, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Inaction at US Chemical Safety Board criticized The independent agency charged with investigating serious industrial chemical accidents in the US, is being accused of shirking its responsibilities in the face of internal squabbles. |
Chemistry World October 5, 2015 Phillip Broadwith |
Safety board fills in details of deadly DuPont leak The US Chemical Safety Board has completed a seven-month interim investigation into the events and safety failings leading to a methyl mercaptan release that killed four workers at a DuPont plant in La Porte, US. |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz |
Refinery Blast Reinforces Calls for Process Safety OSHA forms new alliance to address hazards. |
Chemistry World October 24, 2011 Rebecca Trager |
US Universities' Lab Safety Under New Scrutiny US universities are under pressure to significantly step up safety at chemistry labs, following new findings and recommendations from the Chemical Safety Board. |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz |
Combustible Processes Process manufacturers put themselves and the surrounding community in danger when complacency sets in. |
Chemistry World July 27, 2012 Rebecca Trager |
BP's misdirected safety focus blamed for Deepwater debacle The US Chemical Safety Board, an independent federal agency, has concluded that safety lapses by BP and others led to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in April 2010. |
Chemistry World January 12, 2014 Andy Extance |
Rocket reactor forces space hydrogen rethink Scientists have pushed low-temperature experimentation and computational chemistry to their limits to better understand hydrogen fluoride, which astronomers use to study regions of space that are otherwise hard to image. |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2010 David Lee Smith |
Don't Miss This Super-Major Turnaround Shell's new CEO appears to have quickly done a terrific turnaround job. |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 Toby Shute |
The Gorilla Is Unmasked Elk Point, S.D. is eyed for a huge refinery that would be the country's first in 31 years. The deep pocket behind the proposed project is a privately held Texas oil outfit called Hyperion Resources. |
The Motley Fool November 26, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Throw the Book at BP Victims of the BP refinery blast succeed in having the judge in the case recused, on the basis that he had worked for the oil company's law firm in the past. |
The Motley Fool August 17, 2011 Isac Simon |
Marathon Petroleum Could Benefit in the Long Run With impressive earnings in the last quarter and promising growth plans, this company could be a winner. |
IndustryWeek May 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz |
OSHA Takes Heat for Refinery Fire Congressional committee says it could have done more to prevent fatal blast. |
Chemistry World March 10, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
US chemical safety board in turmoil The US Chemical Safety Board), an independent federal agency charged with investigating serious chemical accidents, is being accused of punishing whistle blowers and appears to have widespread employee dissatisfaction. |
Geotimes November 2007 Megan Sever |
ConocoPhillips Pays to Expand Refinery The oil giant is set to expand its oil refinery just outside San Francisco -- for a price. |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Shelling Out for More Refinement Royal Dutch Shell's Texas expansion will create the U.S.'s biggest oil refinery. |
Chemistry World July 24, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
Investigators find cause of West Virginia chemical spill The lack of a rigorous inspection program at Freedom Industries is to blame for the massive leak of (4-methylcyclohexyl)methanol from a tank at a the company's storage site in West Virginia. |
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 David Lee Smith |
BP: Worth Watching? Investors, keep a close eye on BP as it climbs back from its current depths. |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Robert Aronen |
New Refineries? Not a Chance Hurricane Katrina hammered U.S. refineries -- but the odds of building new ones are slim. High fuel prices are here to stay for several years: It takes a long time to bring new refining capacity to market. Investors, take note. |