Fire hits crude unit at Richmond refinery

Aug. 7, 2012

Fire broke out in a crude unit at Chevron Corp.’s 257,000-b/d Richmond, Calif., refinery on Aug. 6 and was contained within about 3 hr.

Bob Tippee

Fire broke out in a crude unit at Chevron Corp.’s 257,000-b/d Richmond, Calif., refinery on Aug. 6 and was contained within about 3 hr.

The company reported the fire extinguished by the morning of Aug. 7. Three workers sustained minor injuries.

Cause of the fire was not immediately known.

About the Author

Bob Tippee | Editor

Bob Tippee has been chief editor of Oil & Gas Journal since January 1999 and a member of the Journal staff since October 1977. Before joining the magazine, he worked as a reporter at the Tulsa World and served for four years as an officer in the US Air Force. A native of St. Louis, he holds a degree in journalism from the University of Tulsa.