Thirteen years before the explosion at BP's Texas City refinery, federal investigators warned that a portion of the plant was constructed to allow flammable gases to escape from a ventilation stack, ...

BAYTOWN, Texas – Flaring and heavy smoke could be seen for miles billowing into the air, sparked by a power outage at the Chevron Phillips Chemical Company in Baytown Tuesday morning, company ...

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 ...

The use of flare stacks to burn off harmful emissions is common in hydrocarbon processing. Flare stacks are among the most vital safety mechanisms in industrial plants; for example, they are used in ...

Operations with flare gas have very specific responsibilities to their communities, environment, and employees. Safely disposing of flare gas must be done within government mandated regulations. In ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Suncor Energy is planning a two-year construction project at its Commerce City oil refinery to tear down a 75-year-old flare stack that often sends flames ...

This is an intensive 5-day course providing a comprehensive overview of relief and flare systems for oil and gas processing facilities. The course begins with the need for pressure ...