Valero Energy Corp. is investigating the cause of a fire that broke out on Apr. 19 at its 260,000-b/d Texas City, Tex., refinery.
The fire, which occurred at about 5:00 p.m. CST, was fully contained as of 7:22 p.m. CST, with all personnel accounted for and air monitoring already under way, Lillian Riojas, Valero’s director of media relations and communications, said in an e-mailed statement.
Without revealing further information surrounding the incident, Valero did confirm it had contacted local authorities and was cooperating with appropriate regulatory agencies and other key stakeholder groups.
The operator disclosed no details regarding the refinery’s current operating status or the fire’s impact to the equipment and overall production at the site.
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