K and K Process, LLC

05/10/2026

$812 million verdict to the family of a killed worker because the company didn’t implement Process Safety Management, as required by OSHA.
Following the rules would have prevented an explosion and a death.
How much is safety worth to you?

A Texas jury has awarded $812 million — comprising $203 million in compensatory damages and $609 million in punitive damages — to the wife and two daughters of a worker killed in an explosion at the Pecos Liquids Handling Facility in Pecos, Texas.

08/04/2025

Will we see you at the Oil & Gas Safety, Health & Environmental conference in December? Our CEO is speaking on Wednesday December 3!

2025 UTA Oil and Gas Conference

07/29/2025

We don’t want to lose this critical agency! Read what our CEO had to say about this important topic…

Since it first began its work in 1998, the CSB has completed investigations of 22 incidents in Texas and eight incidents in Louisiana, the second-most investigated state. There are two ongoing investigations in Texas and Louisiana as well.

03/28/2024

Did you see? Our CEO is speaking at the ALLY Energy Energy 2.0 Conference on April 18. Make sure you are registered so you don't miss this event!

Get ready for Energy 2.0: The Energy Renaissance, where we'll explore the future of energy on April 18, 2024.

02/05/2024

It is important for different industries to communicate with each other, or catastrophic incidents can occur. Here is info from the investigation into the pipeline leak off the coast of California.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released an investigation report on an incident where an anchor struck an underwater pipeline in

01/30/2024

Join us tomorrow for a webinar focused on Process Safety!

Last chance to register for tomorrow's webinar! "Safety First: Navigating Process Safety Management in 2024," featuring Jason Assir, CEO of EnergyGigs, and…

11/19/2023

I'm speaking at the Oil & Gas Safety Health & Environmental Conference in Houston on November 28 and 29. Join me Tuesday at 3:50pm for PSM 101, and Wednesday at 10:30am for Choosing Relevant Upstream KPIs.
Hope to see you there!

11/09/2023

This is why it is important for companies to follow process safety regulations...we do not want more fires and injuries.

One worker was injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in San Jacinto...

07/01/2023

“Had Watson Grinding developed and implemented an effective process safety management program to identify and control hazards, the incident could have been prevented,” the report said.

Need a Process Safety Management program? We can help!

Houston firefighters make their way through debris near the site of an explosion on Jan. 24, 2020, at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing.

03/20/2023

Why do we need regulations? Because "Businesses, left to their own devices, will pursue their own self-interests, denying the evidence of detrimental impacts and fighting against regulations..."

Climate change is perhaps the most egregious example of what can happen when profits are placed above people.