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Flaring at Shell Chemical plant in Norco to continue through Sunday

Flaring at Shell Chemical plant in Norco to continue through Sunday

Dec 9th, 2012

by John Donovan. 

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By Naomi Martin, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on December 08, 2012 at 10:57 PM, updated December 08, 2012 at 11:28 PM

A malfunctioning Shell Chemical unit located on the Motiva Enterprises campus in Norco that lost power on Thursday was restarted about 10 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the company. The company warned residents that theflaring and smoke that had preceded Thursday's power outage will continue through Sunday.

Shell Chemical reported the incident to the U.S. Coast Guard National Response Center at about 8 a.m. on Dec. 2, citing no deaths or injuries associated with the accident. According to a report fropm the center, the plant is releasing unknown amounts of hydrogen sulfide, butadiene and benzene, a known carcinogen.

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Posted in: Business Principles, Environment, Human Rights, Motiva, Pollution, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Toxic contamination, United States.
Tagged: Motiva Enterprises · Royal Dutch Shell Plc

Shell Chemical equipment failure causes flame and flares in St. Charles

Shell Chemical equipment failure causes flame and flares in St. Charles

Dec 7th, 2012

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 By David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune

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

Shell's spectacular failure in the Arctic

Dec 6th, 2012

by John Donovan. 

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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

Shell charged over safety lapses in Pulau Bukom fire

Shell charged over

safety lapses

in Pulau Bukom fire

Sep 3rd, 2012

by John Donovan.

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has filed a charge against Shell for lapses in workplace safety following investigations into a fire that broke out at the oil giant's Pulau Bukom refinery last September.
The fire was caused by lapses such as an accumulation of flammable vapours and static charges, MOM said.
The Ministry said Shell had allowed an open draining method to be used during a process called de-oiling, which is used in the maintenance of pipelines.
The method allowed flammable vapours to be released into the air, and the accumulation of such vapours created an atmosphere that would easily be ignited by any ignition source.
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