Clean Up Ongoing at Port Neches Huntsman Facility After Oil Spill

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beaumontenterprise.com - by Amy Moore - March 7, 2014

A spill from a Shell pipeline running through Port Neches' Huntsman facility left 364 barrels of crude oil to be cleaned up Thursday.

Anne Knisely, a spokesperson for Huntsman, said Shell is managing the response and clean up with assistance from Huntsman crews.

The state railroad commission has primary jurisdiction over the spill investigation and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has already received a preliminary report that states there was no off site impact from the spill, according to Andrea Morrow, a TCEQ spokesperson.

Knisely said there were no injuries reported, but added that some community members have contacted her about the smell in the area from the spill.

She said the Port Neches Fire Department is releasing a community message to inform people about that issue.

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