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of Clean Air Act Authorities and GHGs |
Peter Tsirigotis
Director, Sector Policies and Progams Division
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
January 31, 2008
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Cleaner
Air for Southeast Texas
New Infrared Camera Can See "Invisible
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New Technology
A recent breakthrough application of infrared technology will help Southeast Texas further improve air quality.
A new powerful tool called the Hawk uses an infrared camera to detect hydrocarbon emissions that would otherwise be invisible to the human eye. Hydrocarbons absorb less sunlight than the surrounding air making them cooler. The Hawk can see the hydrocarbons because it detects a temperature difference.
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| Good Neighbors-A Newsletter from the Port Arthur Industry and Community Leaders Advisory Group |
When we think of tax day most of us think of April 15, when those of us that have to write a check over and above withholdings, take a late night run to the post office to begrudgingly mail our tax return to the Internal Revenue Service. But there is also another very important tax day; It's January 31. This is the date that property taxes are paid to Jefferson County. Property taxes support local governmental entities that provide services like schools, roads, water, sewer, parks, recreation, police and fire protection.
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VALERO to acquire PREMCOR in $8 Billion Transaction
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Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) and Premcor Inc. (NYSE: PCO) announced today that the companies have executed a merger agreement for Valero to acquire Premcor in an $8 billion transaction. As a result, Valero will add four refineries and 790,000 barrels per day (BPD) of throughput capacity to its system, making it the largest refinery in North America.
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Golden Pass LNG
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To help meet the growing demand for natural gas in the United States and to provide a safe, reliable, long-term, competitive source of energy, Golden Pass LNG Terminal LP and Golden Pass Pipeline LP are considering the development of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) receiving terminal located near Sabine Pass, Texas and an associated pipeline connecting to the existing U.S. pipeline infrastructure.
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| TCEQ Study Looking for Unreported, Under-Reported Invisible Emissions |
White Helicopter Will Hover Over Facilities, Pipelines in Houston-Beaumont Region
Beginning the second week in July, residents in the Houston-Beaumont region may see a white helicopter hovering over refineries, pipelines, chemical plants, and other industrial facilities. The helicopter is part of a study being conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
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Local Chemical Plants Monitored
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It's nothing alarming. It's the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality "sniffing" out excessive air pollution with an infrared camera.
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| ATOFINA PETROCHEMICALS INC., CHANGES ITS NAME TO TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS USA, INC. |
HOUSTON, Texas (October 1, 2004) - ATOFINA Petrochemicals, Inc. has changed its name to TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS USA, INC. effective today, according to President and Chief Executive Officer Jean-Pierre Seeuws.
The change in name is to more closely align the petrochemicals business with its parent company: Total S.A.
Seeuws explained, "Total has a worldwide reputation as a solid, innovative and integrated energy company. The ability to more closely align with the Group will enhance the market for our products and allow us to attract and retain quality employees."
Total S.A. (NYSE:TOT) is the world's fourth-largest integrated petroleum company with major operations in exploration and production, trading and shipping, refining and marketing, and petrochemicals. Total has approximately 110,000 employees worldwide.
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS USA, INC. is headquartered in Houston and produces polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, styrene, base chemicals and transportation fuels. With sales of $5.3 billion in 2003, the company employs more than 1,600 people in the U.S. and has manufacturing facilities in Texas and Louisiana as well as a research and development facility in La Porte, Texas and a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.
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| ATOFINA Refinery Achieves Important Safety Milestone |
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (July 30, 2004) – ATOFINA Petrochemicals, Inc.’s Port Arthur Refinery achieved a remarkable Level 9 on a recent International Safety Rating System (ISRS) audit designed to assess the effectiveness of the facility’s.
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| THE
SOUTHEAST TEXAS ALERTING NETWORK (STAN) HAS BEEN ACTIVATED!!! |
Industry of the Golden Triangle has activated a new emergency
notification system for you and
your family. This system provides recorded emergency and general
messages about industry and transportation incidents in Jefferson,
Orange, and Hardin Counties.
The system is known as the Southeast Texas Alerting Network,
STAN for short. It can be reached by dialing a toll-free number—1-877-The-STAN
or 1-877-843-7826.
Members of Industry of the Golden Triangle have pledged to
place emergency messages on the STAN Line within 15 minutes
of the start of an event. We know this is an ambitious timetable
and there will probably be bumps in the road along the way,
but we recognize our obligation to provide information about
emergencies in a timely fashion.
A unique feature of STAN is that emergency messages are automatically
provided to the broadcast news media in the area. Local news
media have partnered with industry in developing the system,
and their pledge is to immediately scroll messages at the
bottom of the screen when
an emergency requires neighbors to either shelter-in-place
or evacuate.
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