Motiva Reports Flaring at Port Arthur's Olefin Unit


   
   HOUSTON, TX (DTN) -- Motiva Enterprises reported a flaring incident at the 
Light Olefins Unit of its 654,000 bpd Port Arthur refinery, according to an 
initial incident report filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental 
Quality.

   The emissions event began at 6:53 p.m. on Tuesday (7/28) and ended at 2:26 
a.m. on Wednesday (7/30). The flaring was triggered by a process upset in the 
facility's Light Olefins Unit triggered the flaring event.

   Eleven air contaminants were released, with ethylene accounting for the 
largest share at 13,082 pounds, followed by carbon monoxide at nearly 4,983 
pounds and nitrogen oxide at 655 pounds. Smaller quantities of benzene, 
1,3-butadiene, propylene, and other compounds were also emitted, according to 
the filing reported on Wednesday (7/29),

   Operations crews worked to stabilize the process unit and route streams to 
the flare for destruction, the company said.




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