Spills · oil
Valero refiney fire, port arthur, tx; 1801 s gulfway dr, port arthur, tx 77640, USA
NOAAORR-9573
- issued
- 2017-09-19 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-10-03 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2017-10-03 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.866, -93.967
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Valero Refiney Fire, Port Arthur, TX; 1801 S Gulfway Dr, Port Arthur, TX 77640, USA. 1801 S Gulfway Dr, Port Arthur, TX 77640, USA. 1. On September 19, 2017, the USCG MSU Port Arthur contacted the NOAA RRO regarding a fire that has broken out at one of the storage tanks at the Valero refinery. The commodity of concern is Vacuum Gas Oil (VGO) not straight crude. The USCG has requested air plume modeling information. No NRC report. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: VACUUM GAS OIL (VGO). 3. POSITION 29.866N 093.967W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9573: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9573
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2017-09-19 · closed 2017-10-27
- Valero refiney fire, port arthur, tx; 1801 s gulfway dr, port arthur, tx 77640, USA this message2017-09-19 → 2017-10-03
- Sabine pass, tx2017-10-13 → 2017-10-27
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