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Explosion, Fire Rocks BP'S Whiting Refinery
WHITING, Ind. An explosion and fire rocked B-P's Whiting Refinery along Lake Michigan this morning. Whiting police say one person was injured in the blast at about 6:15 a-m.
The refinery has its own fire department, and it put out the fire. Sgt. Donald Greer of the Whiting Police Department says the blast shook his house, which is about a mile away. The Whiting Refinery is the third-largest in the United States, with a capacity for more than 400-thousand barrels of crude oil daily. The refinery's Web site says gasoline makes up half of the 16 million gallons of products it produces. It isn't clear how the explosion and fire may affect production
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Explosion, fire at B.P. Amoco refinery Plant firefighters respond to call
August 13, 2004 — An explosion and fire at the Whiting, Ind., B.P. Amoco refinery plant led to tense moments Friday morning. Three employees were slightly injured.
The explosion occurred about 6:20 a.m., about an hour before the plant fills with employees reporting to work. A skeletal crew was there at the time and three employees suffered minor injuries. Following the explosion -- which blew a hole in the roof of the facility -- smoke poured from the plant. The plant's fire department responded immediately, managing to control the fire and keep it to an isolated area of that specific compressor. Crews have to let the blaze burn itself out before the investigation begins.
"We don't know where that leak occurred. Obviously until we get in and have access to the site, then we can do an investigation and understand that. And I should tell you we're committed at this facility not to restart facilities that have had fire damage until we understand the cause of the incident," said Stan Sorrells, BP Amoco Spokesman The closest homes are about a half a mile from the plant. The community was not affected. Meanwhile, the plant has moved operations from that compressor to another area of the facility.
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Fire that Sank Rig Damages ENI-BP Platform off Egypt
By OGJ editors HOUSTON, Aug. 12 -- The fire that sank the GSF Adriatic IV jack up drilling rig in the Mediterranean Sea Tuesday (OGJ Online, Aug. 11, 2004) also spread to the Temseh natural gas production platform at which the rig had been working, causing "considerable" damage to the platform, said an oil ministry official.
All 150 platform workers were evacuated, but an oil industry source said Wednesday it would take 5 days to extinguish the platform fire.
Officials said the rig fire, caused by an overflow of natural gas during drilling, spread to the platform Tuesday, where it first was brought under control but later erupted again.
The platform 25 miles of Port Said, Egypt, is operated by Petrobel and owned by ENI SPA, BP PLC, and Egypt's General Petroleum Corp. It had been shut for maintenance since the start of the month.
Temseh field, which produces 150-180 MMcfd, is one of Egypt's largest gas deposits.