Chevron says nearly 34,000 pounds of hydrogen sulfide escaped during smelly leak last month

Chevron says nearly 34,000 pounds of hydrogen sulfide escaped during smelly leak last month

Chevron says nearly 34,000 pounds of hydrogen sulfide escaped during smelly leak last month The refinery must now analyze what went wrong and could face fines for the release, which occurred over a 42-hour period last month.

Chevron Richmond Refinery Flare Leak Explained

Chevron says a maintenance shutdown let hydrogen sulfide and ammonia escape for 42 hours, causing Richmond's rotten-egg smell in October.