Chile prosecutors examine possible Iranian oil link to fumes that sent hundreds for treatment

[TomSea]

World News
December 17, 2018 / 11:15 AM / Updated 8 hours ago
Chile prosecutors examine possible Iranian oil link to fumes that sent hundreds for treatment
Aislinn Laing, Fabian Cambero

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean law enforcement officials are investigating the delivery of Iranian crude oil to state energy company ENAP as a possible source of the noxious fumes that caused hundreds of people to seek hospital treatment in August, a prosecutors’ office told Reuters.

Police and prosecutors raided ENAP’s oil refinery and maritime port in Hualpen and Talcahuano, two adjoining towns 315 miles (505 km) south of Santiago, early on Monday, ENAP confirmed.

Enrique Pena, a spokesman for the Bio Bio region prosecutors’ office, said the prosecutor was examining whether there was a link between the company’s transfer of Iranian crude oil to its refineries in Hualpen and Quintero, a town 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Santiago, with chemical intoxications in both areas.

Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-environment-oil/chile-prosecutors-examine-possible-iranian-oil-link-to-fumes-that-sent-hundreds-for-treatment-idUSKBN1OG1XQ

New one on me.

[thackney]

Much of Iranian oil is sour, containing sulfur.  Fumes from a leak of sour crude often contain hydrogen sulfide, a very dangerous gas.

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[TomSea]

Thanks for explaining that @thackney