Major Accidents at Chemical/Refinery Plants :: Hazardous ...
Shell Martinez Refinery. July 6, 2018. RCA Report. Two separate events this day. 1) 1:00am Drop in pressure of refinery instrument air resulted in flaring and extinguishing of LOP flare pilots 2) 2:20am Small lube oil fire in Hydrocracker Unit forced shutdown of unit. At 3:20am, Hydrocracker depressured.