Valero's Port Arthur Refinery Fire Extinguished


   
Maria Eugenia Garcia
DTN Energy Editor

   HOUSTON, TX (DTN)  -- A unit fire at Valero's 435,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas 
refinery has been brought under control, the company confirmed on Tuesday 
(3/24), with all personnel accounted for and no recordable injuries reported.

   "The unit fire at Valero's Port Arthur, Texas, refinery is essentially out," 
confirmed the company in a statement to DTN.

   The fire prompted local authorities to issue a precautionary 
shelter-in-place order for nearby residents on Monday (3/23) and implement a 
partial road closure while emergency teams worked to contain the blaze and 
assess air quality in the surrounding area.

   Air monitoring conducted jointly by Valero, the Port Arthur Fire Department, 
and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) found no concerns, and 
both the shelter-in-place order and road closure have since been lifted.

   The cause of the fire remains under investigation and the unit affected was 
not disclosed.

   Valero's Port Arthur refinery has 770 employees and processes heavy sour 
crude oil and other feedstocks into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, according 
to the company's website.




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