[StBernard] Chalmette Refining Plant in Louisiana Has 'Minor' Release

[Westley Annis]

>  "We had a minor leak,


What's a *minor leak* of benzene???  

On nola.com a few days ago people mentioned a smell of "something rotten"
around the Winn-Dixie.  

JY




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	Chalmette Refining Plant in Louisiana Has 'Minor' Release
	By Alexander Kwiatkowski and Paul Burkhardt - May 10, 2011 1:56 PM
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	Chalmette Refining LLC's refinery at St. Bernard, Louisiana, had a
release
	of benzene and hydrogen sulfide because of a leak, possibly on the
	exchanger, according to a filing with the National Response Center.
	
	"We had a minor leak," Kevin Allexon, an Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM)
spokesman
	based in Fairfax, Virginia, said in an e-mail. "This has not
affected
	production."
	
	The refinery is a joint venture with Petroleos de Venezuela SA. The
plant
	has a capacity of 200,700 barrels a day, according to data compiled
by
	Bloomberg.