Posted on 01/26/2002 2:05:04 PM PST by GreenGecko
I just reveived this e.mail alert: This is a message from Contra Costa Health Services. There is an emergency at UDS Golden Eagle Refinery. Residents in Clyde and North Concord are advised to shelter in place. Go inside, close all windows and doors, turn off all heaters, air conditioners and fans. If not using the fireplace, close fireplace dampers and vents and cover cracks around doors and windows with tape or damp towels. Media news networks will continue to carry updated emergency information. Stay off the telephone unless you have a life threatening emergency ABNNNN
This is breaking, so, if someone can find a wire report and confirm.
e0514 b2bc-06013 u n Urgent-CWS001-COMMUNITY_ 01/26 81 COMMUNITY WARNING SYSTEM MESSAGE ABZCZC-CIV-CEM-0060130000-25228- This is an advisory for Martinez. An incident at Ultramar Refinery could affect individuals with respiratory sensitivities. Most people will not be affected. Eye, skin, nose or throat irritation may be possible for some people in the immediate vicinity of Ultramar Refinery. If people experience any irritation, advise them to go inside and rinse any irritated area of their body with water. Handle this as advisory information only. ABNNNN
"Martinez -- A spokesman for Contra Costa County Health Services said today's sulfur gas release at the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Refinery is a level three, the highest priority, and people in North Concord and Clyde should seal their homes to the vapor.
Spokesman Jim Hattum said the chemical, SO2 and SO3, is a sulfur compound that forms an acid vapor when it contacts the air.
He said people could experience breathing problems if they do not close their windows and doors and shut off all heaters, fans and air conditioners. If residents are not using their fireplaces, he said they should close the flues.
The acid plant at the Tosco refinery has been shut down following the release, which happened at about 2 p.m.
Hattum said the release is not visible from the air. "
Wednesday December 26, 7:17 pm Eastern Time
HOUSTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp. (UDS) (NYSE:UDS - news) ran into problems while trying to restart the fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) at its Golden Eagle refinery near San Francisco last Friday following scheduled maintenance work, West Coast oil products traders said on Wednesday.
The catalytic cracker and an alkylation unit had to be closed down, contributing to a rise in wholesale gasoline prices in the San Francisco Bay area, dealers said. A fresh attempt to restart the FCC is expected soon, they added.
UDS announced on Nov. 7 that it had shut down the FCC at the 170,000 barrel-per-day Golden Eagle refinery for scheduled maintenance work and that this would be followed by maintenance work on the hydrocracker at the same refinery.
Wholesale CARB gasoline prices in San Francisco rose by some 4.5 cents to 68/70 cents per gallon on Wednesday, traders said.
UDS is being acquired by Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO - news) in a deal set to close on Dec. 31.
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