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How a Texas Oil Disaster Exposed a Deadly Secret

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  • Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
  • The deadly explosion that rocked Marathon Petroleum’s Galveston Bay, Texas, refinery in 2023 put a klieg light on Big Oil’s deferral of critical maintenance in the drive to maximize production and capture record profits. It also made clear the limited ability of the federal government to do anything about it.
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  • @business
    @business  Місяць тому +5

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  • @mrm2204
    @mrm2204 Місяць тому +174

    Until CEOs are held responsible legally they’ll keep doing what they want

    • @michaelhutchings6602
      @michaelhutchings6602 Місяць тому +7

      Oil ceos are heroes who literally make every aspect of your life better.

    • @mrm2204
      @mrm2204 Місяць тому

      @@michaelhutchings6602 i do not look up to thieves.

    • @GotKimchi
      @GotKimchi Місяць тому +5

      The penalties are just the cost of business. Fines are so small, who cares about the fine. Profits are much greater than the fine

    • @swaggery
      @swaggery Місяць тому +2

      Not just the CEO, everybody in the chain of command from the lowest worker that first was aware of the issue.

    • @the0ne809
      @the0ne809 Місяць тому

      we cannot have regulations. that is communism. 🙄🙄

  • @SirAdamMeek
    @SirAdamMeek Місяць тому +22

    RIP EPA/OSHA It'll be interesting to see what corporations will get away with after the Supreme Court gutted regulators ability to do their jobs

  • @techcafe0
    @techcafe0 Місяць тому +55

    I recently watched a 3-part PBS Frontline documentary called: "The Power of Big Oil" It's an eye-opener, and can be watched on UA-cam.

    • @nzs316
      @nzs316 Місяць тому +2

      Thanks for the heads up.

    • @techcafe0
      @techcafe0 Місяць тому

      @@nzs316 you're welcome :)

    • @joshs3916
      @joshs3916 Місяць тому +1

      I’ll check it out. Thanks for sharing

  • @moereese5254
    @moereese5254 Місяць тому +38

    This is what happens when old people run the world- they destroy it.

    • @Demopans5990
      @Demopans5990 20 днів тому

      A society is gold if trees are planted by people they'll never see the shade of

  • @Sjalabais
    @Sjalabais Місяць тому +14

    All of this is so blatantly out in the open, in a society where we care for each other, that would never be accepted. See Norway's policies after their oil industry had an uptick in injuries and casualties. In the US...well, the price tag for a human life is all that matters. And let's dispute these miniscule fines, too.

    • @jamesgoines7663
      @jamesgoines7663 9 днів тому

      It's apparent why most of the fortune 500 oil companies are headquartered in Texas. They are penalized for unsafe activities in Texas.

  • @kevint1160
    @kevint1160 26 днів тому +9

    The real crime here is that the USCSB is not making a video about this.

    • @tachy1801
      @tachy1801 25 днів тому +2

      The USCSB should get more funding

    • @kevint1160
      @kevint1160 25 днів тому

      @@tachy1801 you are my new favorite person

    • @Demopans5990
      @Demopans5990 20 днів тому

      There's only so many times you can repeat the same story before it gets old

    • @medea27
      @medea27 11 днів тому

      Oh I'm sure they will... I think they wait until the investigation is complete, so they can deliver 'lessons learnt' along with actionable improvement activities that the industry can undertake. I just love that a random govt department - dedicated to worker safety in some really niche industries - has managed to organically garner a big online following, purely based on the quality of their videos. Technical videos about industrial accidents & worker safety. Absolutely brilliant. 🤘😎

  • @winstong7867
    @winstong7867 Місяць тому +36

    Imagine getting benefits of supposedly going green but you’re still majority an oil company
    Too big to regulate like big TOBACCO

  • @QueenetBowie
    @QueenetBowie Місяць тому +16

    This isn’t limited to oil, cobalt and other metals mining used for renewables like solar panels and electric vehicles have some hellish conditions…. We don’t usually care bc they’re in third world countries, but the take home message should be to improve all industrial safety regardless of industry or location.

  • @peterponcedeleon3368
    @peterponcedeleon3368 Місяць тому +7

    Nobody blinks an eye when oil conpanies go bust.

  • @bernob9770
    @bernob9770 Місяць тому +16

    You need Gov. to oversee this issue otherwise profit will overrun safety every time!

  • @deadmo1
    @deadmo1 23 дні тому +3

    Sounds like their consulting firm is McKinsey.

  • @kurtphilly
    @kurtphilly Місяць тому +7

    The Goal is always profits first!

  • @joshhoffman1975
    @joshhoffman1975 Місяць тому +5

    Great video, thanks!

  • @walterwhite8333
    @walterwhite8333 Місяць тому +6

    Just handful of oil companies are responble for 90%of plastic ever produced

  • @12BITSOUL
    @12BITSOUL 9 днів тому

    When I worked at the plants all around Southern Louisiana I was told companies will pay lawyers Millions to prevent you from getting $10,000.

  • @stockmarketyolo
    @stockmarketyolo Місяць тому +26

    Only thing I worry about is trumps war on the epa and the environment. Government needs to protect the environment because individual people won’t.

    • @Ye-tf9im
      @Ye-tf9im Місяць тому +2

      lol what you on about silly goose when he was president people were saying the water was gonna be so dirty undrinkable. Don’t let these people make you fearful then you give up your rights for safety.

    • @dark12ain
      @dark12ain 14 днів тому

      Yeah if you lived in a place with already dirty water like I do then nothing really changed it all stayed the same like it does under any president​@@Ye-tf9im

  • @LazyStory
    @LazyStory Місяць тому +5

    NBA-players gets bigger fines !

    • @jackasdasd5143
      @jackasdasd5143 26 днів тому +1

      Yea you get a bigger fine for dropping an f bomb in the nba. You still make a lot in the nba but less than the oil companies.

  • @BryceLovesTech
    @BryceLovesTech Місяць тому +5

    One more reason, I drive electric. I’ll never go back to gasoline. My Tesla takes out the middle man because I charge you at home with my solar.

    • @Demopans5990
      @Demopans5990 20 днів тому

      ​@@davidanalyst671
      It's possible to get the necessary polymers from other sources. Crude oil just happens to be the cheapest source of hydrocarbon feedstock

  • @GeorgeDonnelly
    @GeorgeDonnelly Місяць тому +1

    People need to be able to sue much more easily and speedily. Clearly OSHA is ineffective. We also need stronger unions. Thanks for this excellent coverage.

  • @sonuchoudhary1797
    @sonuchoudhary1797 Місяць тому +1

    Great, sonu, India

  • @sbar39
    @sbar39 23 дні тому

    5:08 tragically in this country it's a sad truth

  • @markb1764
    @markb1764 15 днів тому

    Companies like contractors because they can better wash their hands of responsibility

  • @reginafefifofina
    @reginafefifofina Місяць тому

    1:05 shout out to the surrounding cities in port of Los Angeles

  • @seankw2880
    @seankw2880 Місяць тому +4

    Murica!!!

  • @BigMike10960
    @BigMike10960 Місяць тому +10

    They make it sound like delaying maintenance, increases profits. It doesn’t, plant shut downs reduce profits.😂

    • @lonewitness
      @lonewitness Місяць тому

      Would it not benifit them to stall production by delaying maintenance to create scarcity for an increase of profit no?

    • @BigMike10960
      @BigMike10960 Місяць тому

      @@lonewitness one refinery is insignificant to an international market

    • @lonewitness
      @lonewitness Місяць тому

      @@BigMike10960 Oh is that why Opec Plus (the worlds major oil producers) agreed to cut oil production by 700,000 barrels a day just last November? just cutting 1% of the worlds oil supply can raise prices my guy.

    • @dark12ain
      @dark12ain 14 днів тому

      No it's like a car engine you can go without maintenance for a whole it just mean certain parts may run less efficiently. You still get to keep driving driving the car you just letting the maintenance laps untill something happens and who knows how long that will take. Same with these oil refineries. Same basic concept. Unless it's something that's gonna cause problems right now we ain't fixing it till we got it

  • @timmyhuynh5846
    @timmyhuynh5846 11 днів тому

    Texas company give employees safe training. Just make employees sign on the forms, but completely not following thru. Any safe happen employees get suffering. They just care of their money with out safe investment on employees.

  • @danielcadnum7214
    @danielcadnum7214 23 дні тому

    That’s such BS. When you have down time you utilize that time for repairs and upgrades. Bad management decisions. 😖

  • @tmgclips5300
    @tmgclips5300 Місяць тому

    But have you ever seen a green company using 1 billion dollars worth of heavy machinery ?

  • @BigMike10960
    @BigMike10960 Місяць тому +5

    Lithium battery plant in South Korea exploded two weeks ago and killed a bunch of people

    • @kurtphilly
      @kurtphilly Місяць тому +1

      That’s not oil and completely unrelated.

    • @blackfoxstudioX
      @blackfoxstudioX Місяць тому +3

      Is Lithium also responsible for global warming and countless oil spills over the decades?

    • @BigMike10960
      @BigMike10960 Місяць тому

      @@blackfoxstudioX the climate has been changing for thousands of years. Greenland used to actually be green!

  • @reginafefifofina
    @reginafefifofina Місяць тому

    7:19 that’s because of project 2025. Layoffs.

  • @kevinhman6164
    @kevinhman6164 22 дні тому

    Penalties should be up to 2% of a companies yearly revenue for serious violations and a percentage smaller than that for lesser violations

    • @kevinhman6164
      @kevinhman6164 22 дні тому

      So if a plant makes 100 million in revenue in a year, the fine would be 2 million for serious violations

  • @dark12ain
    @dark12ain 14 днів тому

    We cant complain since we use stuff that's created by these companies on a daily. They making profits and we want stuff to yo use in our daily life cant blame one without the other. And neither side will stop what they are doing to make the world better are we?????? Right

  • @user-221i
    @user-221i Місяць тому +8

    Remember project 2025. Prepare for worse

  • @ponnusamytp3847
    @ponnusamytp3847 15 днів тому

    Try to 🏃‍♂️ ur day today life without polluting air and water to protect ur nxt zen

  • @djohanson99
    @djohanson99 22 дні тому

    USA only has two refineries. Do your best to shut them down. And cry when gasoline is scarce.

    • @Demopans5990
      @Demopans5990 20 днів тому

      The subways don't care about oil prices. The city gets a 43% of it's power from hydro alone.
      Petrol could hit $9/gal like it costs over in Europe and it wouldn't affect my transportation at all

  • @masterstacks2030
    @masterstacks2030 Місяць тому

    The high price of big government debasement

  • @lokesh303101
    @lokesh303101 Місяць тому

    Get with Human Resources and Quality Improvements.
    Does require Investments to avoid the Price.
    Regulatory Requirement on Pressure Valves and Reactor Depressurizing Mechanisms and Avoid Leaks by Cross-Pipe Mechanisms of Outflows and Segregation Process for Product Collectives.

  • @genocidegrand2057
    @genocidegrand2057 Місяць тому

    but exploding pipeline is ok?

  • @bryanotieno7106
    @bryanotieno7106 Місяць тому

    Corrupt leaders

  • @johnbill739
    @johnbill739 24 дні тому

    Sick US coperate culture

  • @revolutionarydefeatism
    @revolutionarydefeatism Місяць тому +1

    Capitalism!

  • @wskroll
    @wskroll 15 днів тому

    I had to stop watching this video when the first blatant lie made itself known. The presenter's historical price per barrel of oil had me stop in my tracks. The presenter gaslights you with a false history, without regard to reality. Apparently, it's a narrative rather than a news report.
    Here are some historical prices per barrel of oil:
    2008
    The price of oil reached an all-time high of $147.27 in July 2008. However, prices fell below $100 in late summer before rising again in September.
    1980
    The price of oil peaked at over $35 per barrel in 1980, which is equivalent to $129 per barrel in 2023 dollars when adjusted for inflation.
    1986
    In 1986, Saudi Arabia increased its oil production from 2 million barrels per day to 5 million barrels per day, which caused prices to drop to almost $10 per barrel.

  • @realdeal139
    @realdeal139 Місяць тому

    This is what happens when you limit/regulate the fossil fuel profits. They are forced to cut corners to make ends meet.

  • @captainandthelady
    @captainandthelady Місяць тому

    All this prophet and we still we give them incentives. Is this right? Prophets are up and safety is down and it's the people that have to pay.

    • @kekuleh1
      @kekuleh1 Місяць тому

      You mean profit

  • @user-uc5um3io2j
    @user-uc5um3io2j 27 днів тому

    Safety is paramount in any industry but this program seems like anti-oil propaganda

  • @CarlosPedroOliveiraTavares
    @CarlosPedroOliveiraTavares Місяць тому

    Slava Ukraini

  • @sdbcadmin
    @sdbcadmin Місяць тому

    Boring

  • @finnandy1
    @finnandy1 Місяць тому

    There is always a safety violation. There are too many small ridiculous rules to follow. Most of those rules are made by someone at a desk that doesnt have a clue about the job they are making rules for.

  • @bluettr250
    @bluettr250 Місяць тому +6

    Just came for my leftist dose of communist drivel for the day

    • @_R.F_
      @_R.F_ Місяць тому +14

      what are u waffling on about mate

    • @mrm2204
      @mrm2204 Місяць тому +14

      @@_R.F_he hasnt taken his meds yet, dont worry

    • @beyondfossil
      @beyondfossil Місяць тому +3

      Magat

    • @bluettr250
      @bluettr250 Місяць тому

      @@_R.F_ you must need your fix too

    • @bluettr250
      @bluettr250 Місяць тому +1

      @@mrm2204 preaching from your basement?

  • @yochutes
    @yochutes Місяць тому

    First

  • @michaelhutchings6602
    @michaelhutchings6602 Місяць тому

    Help! My quality of life is better than any of my ancestors ever dreamed was possible! Big oil made my life worse by making everything better! Save me government!