At about 10 p.m. Tuesday, Lisa Vallee noticed flares coming from BP’s Whiting refinery. “Obviously, we’re used to seeing smokestacks with the flames on it,” the Whiting resident said, “but this was a ...

(KRON) — Bay Area air quality authorities said flaring at Martinez Refining Company sparked a grass fire over the weekend. As of Monday afternoon, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued ...

(BCN) — Martinez Refining Company reported its second community awareness message relating to flaring within 24 hours to Contra Costa Health at 11:55 a.m. Monday. On Sunday, the refinery reported ...

Flares are open combustion devices for burning off waste and unwanted gas, crucial for emergency pressure relief across petroleum processes across upstream and downstream sectors. The purpose of ...

LIMA — The Lima Cenovus Refinery alerted the public that there may be intermittent flaring and noise as the refinery restarts units this week. The restart came after the units were shut down at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (BCN) — Chevron issued a Community Warning System Level 1 notification at 12:41 p.m. Tuesday for ongoing flaring at the Richmond ...

A power outage caused by maintenance activity led to the shutdown of units and flaring at Valero's 218,7000 b/d Houston refinery on Tuesday, the company reported. The incident began at about 11 a.m.

Flare stacks are one of the most important pieces of safety infrastructure in oil, gas, petrochemical, and refining facilities. But their effectiveness depends on careful design and continuous ...