BP
Refinery:
On March 23, 2005, an explosion
occurred at the isomerization unit in the BP Refinery in Texas City,
Texas. Fifteen people were killed and one hundred and seventy
others were injured.
We were asked to conduct an investigation
of certain air emission regulatory issues related to the isomerization
unit where the explosion occurred. As a result of that work,
we
compiled documentation that established that the process equipment that
was the source of the explosion had been operated in violation of the
applicable Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulations for
approximately thirty years.
Our work culminated in court testimony in Galveston, Texas on June 16
and 17, 2008.
Click here
to view a report describing the air emission regulatory violations.
Click here
to view the U.S. Chemical Safety Board's BP Investigation Animation
Video that depicts the events leading up to the accident.
Click here
to view a portion of the court testimony on June 16 and 17, 2008 - BP's False Representation.
Click here
to view a portion of the court testimony on June 16 and 17, 2008 - BP Misled TCEQ.
Click here
to view a portion of the court testimony on June 16 and 17, 2008 - Failure to Disclose the F20 Blowdown Drum.
Click here
to view a portion of the court testimony on June 16 and 17, 2008 - BP Misled Sam Crowther, TCEQ.
Click here
to view a portion of the court testimony on June 16 and 17, 2008 - Criticism Versus Evaluations.
Click here
to view a portion of the court testimony on June 16 and 17, 2008 - Things Missing on the Model.
Click here
to view a portion of the court testimony on June 16 and 17, 2008 - BP's
Attorneys Inability to Alter Jim Tarr's Opinion.
Click here
to view a portion of the court testimony on June 16 and 17, 2008 - Tarr's Assignment.
Stone Lions Environmental
Corporation
655
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Rolling
Hills Estates, CA 90274
Phone:
(310)
377-6677
Fax:
(310) 377-1172
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