Author Archives: Martinez Environmental Group

Ed. Note: What could possibly go wrong? http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?code=zoccgbb1&headline=BP_And_Shell_Join_Deepwater_Production_Equipment_Industry_Initiative LONDON (Alliance News) – BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Monday signed an agreement to establish an industry initiative to develop a new generation of standardized, subsea production equipment designed to … Continue reading →

Legal challenges won’t stop company’s efforts, its leader saysBy Jennifer A. Dlouhy   Houston Chronicle   July 31, 2014   http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/CEO-says-Shell-is-up-for-another-try-in-Arctic-5661413.php                  

By Kate Wilson  Willamette Week   July 10, 2014           http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-31845-new_report_says_tesoros_track_record_raises_ safety_pollution_concerns_about_proposed_plant_on_columb.html Here are a few things Sightline points to that might cause residents to raise an eyebrow: “Willful” violations in Anacortes refinery fire: After a … Continue reading →

Argus    Houston   1 Aug 2014 US refining peers show little interest in following Tesoro’s lead on a proposed west coast petrochemical project. Tesoro is considering a $400mn project to increase mixed xylene (MX) extraction by 15,000 b/d at … Continue reading →

By OGJ editors  07/21/2014 Tesoro Corp. is planning a petrochemical feedstock project that will utilize production from its US West Coast refining operations to enhance xylene recovery at its 120,000-b/d Anacortes, Wash., refinery about 70 miles north of Seattle. The … Continue reading →

By Associated Press KOMOnews.com Jul 24, 2014 PDT http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Oil-train-derails-under-Seattles-Magnolia-Bridge-268442612.html SEATTLE (AP) – Nothing spilled when three tanker cars in an oil train from North Dakota derailed at a rail yard early Thursday, but it alarmed environmentalists. “This is a warning … Continue reading →

By JOSH WOOD   Associated Press   7/21/14 http://www.chem.info/news/2014/07/lightning-threatens-fracking-water-disposal-sites WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — Three massive fires since the beginning of June have highlighted the threat lightning poses in the North Dakota oil patch, and in each case it was tanks … Continue reading →

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Richmond Chevron “Modernization” Project – City Council Tuesday 7/22  Get there early to get a seat – 5:00pm Meeting starts at 6:30pm 403 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA Come support the Planning Commission proposal. You know Chevron will pack the house … Continue reading →

By Don Behm   Journal Sentinel   July 21, 2014 Dozens of homes in central Slinger in Washington County were evacuated Sunday evening after a train derailment prompted fears of a possible fire from diesel or other fuel. Three engines … Continue reading →