The head of a federal agency investigating last Friday’s explosions and fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions called the incident “catastrophic” and said the main unit where blasts occurred is ...

File - Flames and smoke emerge from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, June 21, 2019. Hydrogen fluoride, which can travel for miles, was released, but most was ...

As the South Bay community marks the 10th anniversary of an explosion at Torrance Refinery, advocates and elected officials are renewing their efforts to ban modified hydrofluoric acid at the facility ...

Torrance resident Isabel Douvan Schwartz said she worries about a major earthquake hitting her community, largely because of the impact it could have on the massive Torrance Refinery two miles from ...

CARACAS, April 16 (Reuters) - Operations at the alkylation unit at Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA's El Palito refinery resumed on Sunday, according to the refinery's Twitter account. The refinery, ...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A massive fire at Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc's oil refinery on Friday damaged the largest U.S. East Coast plant to the point that it could remain shut for an extended ...

HOUSTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday levied $236,500 in fines for safety violations found at Citgo Petroleum Corp's Corpus Christi, Texas, ...

Torrance Refinery officials have long said modified hydrofluoric acid is the safest commercially available chemical to use in its refining process Congresswoman Maxine Waters speaks during a press ...