ANACORTES, WA -- October 22, 2007 -- At approximately 12:12 p.m. on Friday, October 19, 2007, personnel at Shell Puget Sound Refinery were notified of a fire at a diesel storage tank. The fire was extinguished at approximately 2:05 p.m., and the "all clear" was sounded at 2:20 p.m.
This incident did not affect normal operations; the refinery is currently operating according to plan.
The immediate area was evacuated and all personnel have been accounted for. Three employees were treated for minor injuries, consisting of two abrasions and one minor cut. All injuries were treated on-site by Shell medical personnel. No other injuries were reported from this incident.
An internal investigation into the cause of this incident is currently underway.
All fuel product has been relocated from the damaged tank to another storage tank at the refinery.
All appropriate notifications were made, including 911, Northwest Clean Air Agency, Washington Department of Ecology and Skagit County Department of Emergency Management. Fire crews responded from Shell Puget Sound Refinery, Tesoro Refining Company, BP and the Anacortes Fire Department.
All media inquiries relating to this incident should be directed to Shell Puget Sound Refinery public information officer Brian Sibley, who can be reached at (360) 333-1845.
Regular updates will be provided at www.shellpsr.com .
Disclaimer statement:
This announcement contains forward-looking statements, that are subject to risk factors associated with the oil, gas, power, chemicals and renewables business. It is believed that the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable, but may be affected by a variety of variables which could cause actual results, trends or reserves replacement to differ materially, including, but not limited to: price fluctuations, actual demand, currency fluctuations, drilling and production results, reserve estimates, loss of market, industry competition, environmental risks, physical risks, risks associated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets and the successful negotiation and consummation of transactions, the risk of doing business in developing countries, legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments including potential litigation and regulatory effects arising from recategorisation of reserves, economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions, political risks, project delay or advancement, approvals and cost estimates.
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Brian Sibley
Sibley Public Relations
voice: (360) 333-1845
brian@sibleypr.com
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