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AMUAY OIL REFINERY
EXPLOSION
Prepared by:
Kauthar Yussuf Maalim
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GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND ACTIVITIES
Amuay is located in Falcon state in north-western Venezuela
Amuay refinery is one of the biggest refineries in the world which began operation in January 1950 It produced over 940.000 barrels per day of
crude oil. The nearest cities to Amuay are Judibana
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LOCATION ON A MAP
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EXPLOSION BACKGROUND It happened on Saturday 25th August, 2012 The worst accident to hit the OPEC nation's oil
industry The explosion was caused by a gas leak The gas cloud exploded, igniting at least
three storage tanks, and other facilities Flames reaching 30 meters into the night air
crackled almost 20 hours after the explosion occurred
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WHAT WENT WRONG
According to petroleum energy minister, Rafael
Ramírez , it was an act of sabotage by factors
external to the refinery
Intentionally-loosened bolts in a gas pump
caused a leak that led to the ensuing blast
Massive leak of propane that lasted almost 70
minutes caused the accident 5
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SCALE OF ACCIDENT
The explosion killed no fewer than 41 people
and injuring more than 86 others
The explosion and fire completely incinerated the
military post, the Puramin plant, part of a
neighboring hydrogen plant, several residential
areas, several storage areas for fuels and gases,
and LPG facilities. 6
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PROPERTY LOSS
The total damages caused by the explosion to
Amuay's facilities represent $1.84 billion
including the losses caused by the refinery's
shutdown
As many as 3,400 houses, restaurants, schools
and others structures were destroyed or
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Visible Impacts:
Air pollution
Biodiversity loss (wildlife, agro-diversity),
Oil spills, Deforestation and loss of vegetation
cover, Surface water pollution
Accidents, Exposure to unknown or uncertain
complex risks (radiation),
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Average production at the refinery was down by
170,000 bpd at 310,000 bpd after the fire until
repairs were completed.
It is now running around 435,000 bpd, or 68
percent of capacity
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REFERENCES
amuay property loss - Google Search. (2017). Google.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017, from https://www.google.com/search?q=amuay+property+loss&newwindow=1&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSxtXP3arSAhWDX5QKHbZhCloQ_AUICSgC&biw=1366&bih=662#imgrc=rGQiPjtDVb_hpM:
HORROR: Oil Refinery Blast Kills Dozens. (2017). The Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 February 2017, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/25/amuay-venezuela-oil-refinery-explosion_n_1830737.html
Huge blast stops Venezuela's main oil refinery Amuay - BBC News. (2017). BBC News. Retrieved 22 February 2017, from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19378657
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