Fire, explosion hit Sasol’s Louisiana petchem complex

Oil & Gas Journal: An explosion and subsequent fire occurred on Jan. 13 at the low-density polyethylene (LDPE) unit of Sasol Ltd.’s Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP), an integrated ethane cracker and downstream derivatives complex under progressive commissioning since 2019 in Westlake, La., near Lake Charles (OGJ Online, Aug. 30, 2019; Feb. 14, 2019).

Sasol has extinguished the fire, with all employees and contractors safe and accounted for, the operator said on Jan. 14.

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