PortandTerminal.com, December 4, 2019 In 1984 a gas leak at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, India exposed half a million people living nearby to deadly methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas. Estimates vary on how many people it killed. The official immediate death toll was 2,259. Others estimate that 8,000 died within two weeks, and another 8,000 or more have since died from …
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Reuters, November 26, 2019 NEW YORK (Reuters) – The bankrupt Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc oil refiner is seeking a minimum of $2.5 million in bonus payments to its top executives as part of a plan to reorganize or sell the company, U.S. bankruptcy court filings show. That would represent a potential second round of bonuses for PES executives, who were …
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PortandTerminal.com, June 27, 2019 The owner of the largest oil refinery complex on the East Coast is telling officials that it will close the facility after a fire last week set off explosions and damaged equipment there. Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) intends to shut its oil refinery in the city after a massive fire caused substantial damage to the complex, the company confirmed on …
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PortandTerminal.com, June 23, 2019 The terrifying explosions and inferno at the Philadelphia refinery incident have renewed concerns about the oil industry’s use of a highly toxic chemical in densely populated areas. As we learning now, last week’s incident in Philly could have been far more deadly. Philadelphia – By now you’ve probably seen the video and photos of last week’s …
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PortandTerminal.com, June 22, 2019 There are mounting concerns and questions over the huge oil refinery explosion and fire in South Philadelphia. As of Saturday afternoon, a small fire was still burning. A small fire continued to burn Saturday afternoon more than 24 hours after a series of gas explosions at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery rocked South Philadelphia and sent …
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PortandTerminal.com, June 21, 2019 Residents reported debris falling from the sky blocks away from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery. Hazmat and fire crews at scene now A massive fire and series of explosions rocked a South Philadelphia refinery complex, the largest on the East Coast, early Friday morning. The blast jolted people from their sleep miles from the scene, but …
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