Chevron Reports Flaring Under Investigation at El Segundo


   
Kristina Davis
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   MIAMI, FL (DTN) -- Chevron reported on Tuesday (10/28) a flaring event at 
its 269,000 bpd El Segundo, California, refinery that began at 1:02 a.m. PT and 
ended at 2:15 a.m., according to a filing with the South Coast Air Quality 
Management District.
The cause of the flare was listed as "initial determination unknown (under 
investigation)," according to the district filing.
The incident adds to a series of flaring events at the El Segundo facility this 
month. Chevron previously reported emergency flaring events on October 9 and 
October 14, a non-emergency flare on October 15, and a flaring event under 
investigation on October 21.
The flaring activity follows a massive explosion on October 2 that affected the 
refinery's Isomax 7 unit; a hydrocracker critical for producing jet fuel and 
gasoline.
Separately, PBF Energy's 155,000 bpd Torrance Refinery reported a planned 
flaring event scheduled to run from October 28 through November 5, with 
emissions expected to exceed 100 lb of VOCs and 500 lb of sulfur oxides for the 
duration of the event.




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