Petrochemical company fined more than $30 million for 2019 explosions near Houston
A Texas petrochemical company has pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act and agreed to pay more than $30 million in damages in connection with two explosions that injured workers and forced the evacuation of thousands, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. An explosion at a TPC Group factory in the coastal city […]
NGOs lodge legal challenge against vast new petrochemical plant in Antwerp | Environment
The construction of Europe’s biggest petrochemical plant in 30 years is facing a new legal challenge from a group of NGOs who say the true impact of the development on people, nature and the climate has not been taken into account. Client Earth filed papers in court on Wednesday night seeking to block Sir Jim […]
Federal court jams brakes on Biden admin’s effort to shut down major petrochemical plant
A U.S. district court has granted the federal government’s request to indefinitely halt a case involving a major petrochemical plant in Louisiana. This despite claims by the Biden administration that the facility poses an imminent health threat. In a ruling late Friday, Judge Carl Barbier of the U.S. District of Eastern Louisiana abruptly canceled oral […]
Saudis, China Announce Joint Petrochemical Project
The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) on Sunday announced an investment plan to build a petrochemical complex in Fujian Province, China, in cooperation with Fujian Fuhua Gulei Petrochemical Company. Chinese state media hailed the announcement as proof that China and Saudi Arabia are growing closer economically and politically. Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy of […]