ANACORTES — Heavy, black smoke coming from the Tesoro refinery this afternoon was the result of boiler problems — not a fire — and refinery officials say the facility is fine and everyone is safe. The ...

Most boiler problems don’t occur suddenly. They develop slowly over a long period of time — so slowly, in fact, that you grow accustomed to the change without realizing it has taken place. Corrosion ...

NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp. has shut its 245,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Texas City, Texas, due to steam boiler problems, the company said on Wednesday "We lost some ...

Reducing boiler downtime – particularly from tube failures – demands constant vigilance. Boiler tube failures, especially in coal-fired power plants, continue to be the major cause of boiler forced ...