Shell Chemical equipment failure causes flame and flares in St. Charles
Shell Chemical, located on the Motiva Enterprises campus in Norco, has been experiencing elevated flares, shooting flames and leaking thick black smoke into the air above St. Charles Parish. According to a report submitted to the U.S. Coast Guard National Response Center, the plant is releasing unknown amounts of hydrogen sulfide, butadiene and benzene, a known carcinogen.
Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2012, 3:00 PM
Posted in: Business Principles, Environment, Gas, Human Rights, Motiva, Oil,Pollution, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Toxic contamination, United States.
Tagged: Motiva Enterprises · Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc
Tagged: Motiva Enterprises · Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc
Shell's spectacular failure in the Arctic
After recently released e-mails at the Department of Interior show that a September test conducted by the Shell oil company on a containment system for Arctic drilling spills failed spectacularly, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today expressed concerns whether the company or others could safely drill in the harsh Arctic environment… Rep. Markey, in a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, asks his department for a full accounting of this failed test, and what it means for Arctic drilling moving forward. (SOURCE)
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Posted in: Alaska, Arctic, Environment, Oil, Oil Spill, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, United States.
Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · Beaufort Sea · Chukchi Sea · Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc
Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · Beaufort Sea · Chukchi Sea · Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc
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