A Saturday fire that shut down a reformer unit at Chevron's 125,000 b/d Pasadena, Texas, refinery has been extinguished, according to a company spokesman and regulatory filing. Ross Allen, a Chevron ...
A large explosion at Chalmette Refining near New Orleans prompted emergency response. It is unclear if there were any injuries or fatalities reported.
It is unknown at this time what caused the explosion.
From the US to India, a cluster of refinery fires and power plant explosions is straining an energy system already under pressure from the Iran war and Hormuz disruptions.