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2 unusual facts about Texas City Refinery explosion


Diesel engine runaway

The BP Texas City facility was destroyed when this occurred in 2005.

Texas City Refinery explosion

Additionally, the panel created and administered, to all five of BP’s North American refineries, an employee survey focusing on various aspects of “process safety.” From the survey results, they concluded that the Toledo and Texas City plants had the worst process safety culture, while the Cherry Point Refinery, located in Birch Bay, Washington, had the best process safety culture.



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