BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Feb. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier today,
a fire occurred at the Penex unit of our refinery in El Dorado, Arkansas. Our on-site emergency
response team, with the assistance of the El Dorado Fire Department, extinguished the
fire. We immediately began to monitor the air quality within the
refinery and the community and have detected no adverse
impacts.
We have accounted for all personnel, and we are deeply saddened
that six Delek employees are receiving medical treatment this
evening. Delek's top priority is the safety of our employees,
contractors and neighbors. Our hearts and prayers go out to them
and their families during this difficult time. We
are committed to supporting these individuals.
The facility was in the process of undergoing turnaround
activity, so there are no operational impacts to Delek US or Delek
Logistics.
All of our facilities have rigorous, well documented safety
controls. Safety is one of our Core Values. A full investigation
will be launched as soon as possible.
About Delek US Holdings, Inc.
Delek US Holdings, Inc. is a diversified downstream energy
company with assets in petroleum refining, logistics, asphalt,
renewable fuels and convenience store retailing. The refining
assets consist of refineries operated in Tyler and Big
Spring, Texas, El Dorado,
Arkansas and Krotz Springs,
Louisiana with a combined nameplate crude throughput
capacity of 302,000 barrels per day.
The logistics operations consist of Delek Logistics Partners, LP
(NYSE: DKL) ("Delek Logistics"). Delek US and its affiliates also
own the general partner and an approximate 80 percent limited
partner interest in Delek Logistics. Delek Logistics is a
growth-oriented master limited partnership focused on owning and
operating midstream energy infrastructure assets.
The convenience store retail business operates approximately 253
convenience stores in central and west Texas and New
Mexico.
Information about Delek US Holdings, Inc. can be found on its
website (www.delekus.com), investor relations webpage
(ir.delekus.com), news webpage (www.delekus.com/news) and its
Twitter account (@DelekUSHoldings).
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