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Phillips 66 (2418), Belle Chasse

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #115847
State Police #09-1909
Accident Date2009-06-20
Report Date 2009-06-26
Follow-up Date 2009-00-00
Follow-up: No

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Sulfur Dioxide2490 Minutes308F-D-1 (Low Pressure Flare)NOYESNO298.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down

Following various maintenance repairs at the Alkylation Unit, start-up procedures for the FCC Unit were initiated. The FCC Unit started up and some flaring at the Low Pressure flare (308F-D-1) occurred. There were some emissions of sulfur dioxide that occurred during the flaring event, but below RQ.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

The Alkylation and Low Sulfur Gasoline Units were subsequently started up following the FCC Unit with no further flaring or venting noted. Community monitoring was performed throughout the start-up of all three refinery process unites with no offsite impact noted.