Workers injured on Shell site

HOUSTON - Three contract workers were injured on July 4 while working on a hydrogen line on a sulfur unit at Royal Dutch Shell Plc's Convent, La., refinery, a company spokesman said. A flash fire broke out on the hydrogen pipe, according to two sources familiar with plant operations. At least two of the workers required medical treatment. The sulfur unit is shut as part of a planned overhaul of units. "Shell initiated its emergency response plan, which included immediately deploying personnel to respond to the incident," Shell spokesman Ray Fisher said on Thursday. "All appropriate agencies were notified. The cause of the incident is under investigation." (Source: Reuters 07/05/18)