An investigation is under way into an explosion that took place late on June 3 at Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s Moerdijk petrochemical plant in the Netherlands.. The explosion and resulting fire
Dutch public prosecutor to sue Shell for explosion and toxic gas leak at Moerdijk plant. 04 March 2019. The Dutch Public Prosecution Service announced on March 1 it would prosecute Royal Dutch Shell for an explosion in 2014 at its Moerdijk petrochemical … Dutch prosecutors demand Shell pays $3 million fine for May 14, 2019 Explosion and fire at Dutch Shell chemical plant - BBC News Jun 04, 2014
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A massive explosion, seen from miles away, has occurred at a Shell production plant in Moerdijk, Netherlands. Two “enormously loud bangs” were reported by bystanders. There are currently no plans to evacuate the area around the factory, Omroep Brabant reports. Fire crews are currently working at the scene. The explosion happened in a reactor of Shell's chemical plant in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant on 3 June 2014. Two people were injured. The explosion was felt as far as Utrecht. The Dutch Safety Board previously concluded that Shell paid too little
Nov 17, 2015 · Shell’s cracker at Moerdijk in the Netherlands remains off line following a small compressor fire in a compressor on Nov. 11. The oil and petrochemical group so far has not disclosed when the facility with capacity to produce 900,000 t/y of ethylene, 500,000 t/y of propylene and 115,000 t/y of butadiene will go back on stream but market insiders predict that it will be down at least until
Aug 09, 2017 · moerdijk impact. Shell’s Dutch petrochemical complex Moerdijk also declared force majeure on ethylene on 1 August as a knock-on effect from the fire at Pernis, after stating that the cracker at the facility would have to run at reduced capacities. Moerdijk fire does not affect price for styrene derivatives. PROTTI-ALVAREZ, FRANCINIA // Chemical Week;7/7/2014, Vol. 176 Issue 18, p51 . The article reports on the explosion and fire at Shell Chemicals' propylene oxide-tyrene monomer (POSM) plant in Moerdijk, Netherlands on June 4, 2014. Jun 04, 2014 · Explosions and fire at Dutch Shell plant A huge flame shot up from the site and was visible miles around but the Moerdijk mayor, quoted by ANP news agency, said the smoke was not dangerous. Moerdijk fire does not affect price for styrene derivatives. PROTTI-ALVAREZ, FRANCINIA // Chemical Week;7/7/2014, Vol. 176 Issue 18, p51 . The article reports on the explosion and fire at Shell Chemicals' propylene oxide-tyrene monomer (POSM) plant in Moerdijk, Netherlands on June 4, 2014.