Yaboob Refuses to Ans Bukom Pollution

[makapaaa]

Posted on 27 Apr 2010
Pollution to enviroment continues with Pulau Bukom flaring

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The continued flaring by oil refineries on Pulau Bukom are doing harm to the environment, STOMPer Ong Khoon Keat says.

He wonders if environmental issues have been taken into consideration and feels that something needs to be done about it.

In an email, the STOMPer says:

"This photo was taken on April 24 at 7:50am.

"Look at the amount of the pollution generated by the flame torch (flare line) at Pulau Bukom!

"According to the experts, this is a safety feature but what about the environment?"




Keywords: flaring , Pulau Bukom

 

[longbow]

This is how 1st world nations think of flaring - a serious pollutive incident - even on the news.

Perhaps someone can write directly to the oil refiners for an explaination. Easier to get a response from oil company. Better still write to their corporate HQ - sure have response.



Chevron Richmond Refinery Flaring Draws Attentionby Anna Werner
RICHMOND (CBS 5 / BCN) ― Click to enlarge1 of 1
Emissions can be seen at Chevron's Richmond refinery.
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numSlides of totalImages Related StoriesApr. 13: Group Says Toxic Refinery Releases On Rise In Bay Area
(4/14/2007)
A flare-up at Chevron's Richmond refinery on Monday may have released potentially toxic chemicals into the air just days after regulators questioned whether the oil company is doing enough to protect the environment in the Bay Area.

Chevron officials said the Richmond plant on Monday morning had to shut down a compressor that recovers and recycles chemical gases, so they temporarily flared - or burned - causing a release into the air. The company said it was performing maintenance on the compressor equipment at the time of the incident.

Flaring at refineries is used to quickly burn off gasses, which build up during the refining process, which could otherwise cause an explosion or be released straight into the environment. According to air district regulations, flaring is only intended to be used in emergency situations.

The Oakland-based group Communities for a Better Environment said their analysis shows that Chevron's Richmond refinery and ConocoPhillips' Rodeo refinery are each emitting 30 to 50 times more pollution than the Shell refinery in Martinez -- which utilizes two backup compressors.

"It turns out that Chevron's not doing what Shell's doing to prevent flaring," said CBE senior scientist Greg Karras. "Chevron's underbuilt their capacity to handle the gases... and they're refining cheaper crude in ways that are dirtier and create more toxic gases to handle in the first place."
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District adopted a rule in 2005 aimed at reducing flaring at the five Bay Area refineries. In accordance the rule, each refinery had to develop a plan to reduce flaring. Those plans are now up for public review.

Chevron's plans came under fire from CBE at a governmental hearing last week. ConocoPhillips' flare minimization plan also does not adequately address the problem of excessive flare gas emissions, according to CBE which said it planned to challenge that refinery's plan during a public hearing in Crockett Monday night.

"It's a very, very dirty refinery and we're challenging them to clean up," Karras said, noting that only Chevron had a worse record.

In addition to multiple backup compressors, CBE wants refineries to adopt enforceable work procedures that tell refinery personnel to slow down the refining process whenever necessary to prevent gasses from building up beyond the compressor's capacity. Karras said Shell has demonstrated the effectiveness of such procedures.

Since January 2004, the five Bay Area refineries combined have emitted a total of more than 3 million pounds of pollutants. A single flare can release as much as 10,000 to 100,000 pounds of pollutants into the air, according to the environmental group's analysis. (© CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Bay City News contributed to this report.)

 

[moolightaffairs]

yah man! it look like mordor in lotr. lol! i see you!!!

 

[lianbeng]

once in 50 years only mah.

 

[moolightaffairs]

once in 50 years only mah.

yah! if you are those stay near the sea or work on the sea. you will see it day in day out for months now! what once in 50 years!

 

[lolabunny]

yah man! it look like mordor in lotr. lol! i see you!!!

I think Mordor looks much worse, but it's certainly scary.

Do you guys know if it used to be like this? Why is this happening now?

 

[makapaaa]

http://www.ogj.com/index/article-di...acities/2010/04/shell-starts_up_ethylene.html

Shell starts up ethylene cracker in Singapore



Apr 19, 2010
By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Apr. 19 -- Shell Eastern Petroleum Ltd. has started up its new ethylene cracker in Singapore. The cracker complex is part of the Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex, which consists of modifications to the existing Bukom refinery and construction of a new worldscale monoethylene glycol plant on Jurong Island.

The 800,000 tonne/year cracker increases Singapore's ethylene capacity by 40%, said a company announcement, while also producing 450,000 tpy of propylene, 230,000 tpy of benzene, and 155,000 tpy of butadiene.

The cracker uses Lummus Technology proprietary ethylene cracking technology, and the butadiene extraction unit uses proprietary technology from BASF/Lummus Technology.

CB&I, Houston, in joint venture with Toyo Engineering Corp., completed the engineering, procurement, and construction of the cracker.

 

[myo539]

Where is the flare? I see no flares up the chimneys in the photos.

For people living in The Vision in west coast, wouldn't it not be romantic to see a giant lighted candle in the glittering sea at night?? Worth all the money paying for the exclusive and expensive condo.

Seriously, couldn't the gas be put to better use than just to burn it off? Eg use it to generate steam for power or desalinated water for Bukom?

 

[lianbeng]

yah! if you are those stay near the sea or work on the sea. you will see it day in day out for months now! what once in 50 years!

soli lah brudda i didnt say that lah just quoting him mah.
bt timah flooding he also said that so i supposed he would also say that lor.
soli for misunderstanding ok? paiseh paiseh...:o