Conoco Builds On Strong International Safety Record.Business/Energy Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2000 Conoco Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :COCA coca (kō`kə), common name for shrubs of the genus Erythroxylum, particularly E. coca, of the family Erythroxylaceae, and found abundantly in upland regions and on mountain slopes of South America, as well as in Australia, India, ) (NYSE:COCB), recognized as the safest U.S. oil company by the American Petroleum Institute The American Petroleum Institute, commonly referred to as API, is the main U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry, representing about 400 corporations involved in production, refinement, distribution, and many other aspects of the industry. for 14 of 20 years, continues to build its premier global reputation for safety. The 700 employees at the company's Humber refinery The Humber Refinery is an oil refinery owned by ConocoPhillips. It is located at South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom. Situated approximately 10 miles north west of Grimsby, it processes approximately 221,000 barrels of crude oil per day. in the United Kingdom have established a new plant safety record, working more than five years and recording 10 million hours without a lost-time accident. "The new safety record at the Humber refinery is a tremendous accomplishment," said Dennis R. Parker, Conoco vice president of safety, health and environmental affairs. "It certainly makes our U.K. refining refining, any of various processes for separating impurities from crude or semifinished materials. It includes the finer processes of metallurgy, the fractional distillation of petroleum into its commercial products, and the purifying of cane, beet, and maple sugar operation an elite organization within the international refining industry and is an excellent example of what can happen when we realize our work is never so urgent or important that we cannot take time to do it safely." Conoco is a major, integrated energy company active in more than 40 countries. |
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