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Odessa American in Odessa, Texas

15 Oct 1978

Page 62

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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1978

Page

62

Odessa refinery disaster 1938 explodes in Barnsdall plant

A massive August 30 1938 blast at the Barnsdall butane and natural gasoline refinery west of Odessa sends a fireball over 1000 feet into the sky. Three workers die, about 30 are nearby, and the plant is left in ruins as families search for loved ones amid smoke and heat.

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Bob Horn Odessa Permian Barnsdall Midland Second Street Eighth Jackson Muskingum Second Grant Murry H. Fly Public Works Administration Odessa News Times Oklahoma Foster Pool Odessa Natural Gasoline Corp
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Supertankers Could Dwind By Century End

Washington reports National Geographic notes large tankers may become obsolete by 2000 due to economics and overcapacity. Idle tonnage grows in Norwegian fjords and off Borneo while debates continue on future cargoes and potential shifts to liquified gas or slurry coal as demand and supply balance evolve.

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Washington Borneo Amoco Cadiz Grove United States Gulf Oil James Lee Bert Graper Rotterdam Verolme Shipyards
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