VOL. XLV

No 29

22-July-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

USAuthorities File Suit Against Motiva For Delaware Refinery Blast

The US Department ofJustice (DOJ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State of Delawarehave filed a suit against Motiva Enterprises LLC, ajoint venture of Shell Oil and Saudi Aramco,following an investigation into a tank explosion at Motivas140,000 b/d DelawareCityrefinery in July 2001. Motiva has declined to commenton the case, but issued a statement saying it would continue to...