flaring

Martinez refinery operators agree to pay $2.2 million for four years of violations

Marathon Petroleum Company reaches a $2.2 million settlement with the air district for 58 violations between 2014 and 2018.

3 years ago

Equipment malfunction causes Chevron refinery flaring

Flaring has been reported at the Chevron refinery in Richmond on Thursday morning, city fire officials said. The flaring was…

3 years ago

Flaring reported at Richmond refinery for second day in a row

More flaring was reported at the Chevron Richmond Refinery early Tuesday morning after similar incidents the day before, according to…

4 years ago

Benicia refinery flaring releases 9,000 pounds of sulfur dioxide

Flaring at the Valero refinery in Benicia this weekend has released an estimated 9,000 pounds of sulfur dioxide into the…

4 years ago

Chevron refinery flares up in Richmond

Flaring occurred Wednesday evening at the Chevron refinery in Richmond because a process unit was upset, Chevron officials said. As…

5 years ago

Chevron to pay $170K for air quality violations

Chevron USA Inc. will pay a $170,000 settlement to settle air quality violations at its Richmond refinery between 2014 and…

6 years ago

No shelter-in-place for Richmond refinery flare

Chevron was reporting flaring at their refinery in Richmond Thursday morning, but company officials say there's no need to shelter…

6 years ago

Equipment issue triggers Shell refinery flare

An equipment problem at a refinery in Martinez triggered a flare Friday night, refinery officials said today.

7 years ago

Shell incident due to equipment malfunction

An equipment malfunction at the Shell Chemical Company in Martinez resulted in a brief flaring incident Wednesday night.

7 years ago

County to probe ‘flaring’ at Richmond Chevron

Chevron officials have agreed to allow an investigation into the cause of dramatic flaring at its Richmond refinery.

9 years ago

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