Conoco to spend up to $110 mln at oil refineries
Date: 21-Dec-01
Country: USA
The agreement affects Conoco's refineries located in Lake Charles, Louisiana; Ponca City, Oklahoma; Commerce City, Colorado and Billings, Montana.
Conoco will also pay a $1.5 million penalty under the Clean Air Act and spend about $5 million on environmental projects in communities around the company's refineries.
The new environmental projects at Conoco's refineries will reduce annual emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) by approximately 3,210 tons, sulfur dioxide (SO2) by approximately 4,000 tons, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by approximately 100 tons and particulate matter (PM) by approximately 400 tons, the Justice Department said.