July 9, 2012:
Marathon Petroleum Corp reported shutting down of its 212,000-barrels-per-day refinery in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, after a power outage during a thunderstorm, according to a filing with regulators. Hydrogen sulfide was being released from the sulfur recovery unit stacks due to power outage, the filing with the U.S. National Response Center said.
By XE.com