St. Croix Oil Refinery ‘Showering Oil’ Despite Fine, Suit Says

An oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands, previously ordered to pay $700 million to control its pollution, is causing oil to fall on residents and releasing hydrocarbons into the air, according to a complaint filed in federal district court.

A potential class of St. Croix residents allege the refinery, operated by Limetree Bay Ventures LLC, is “showering oil” and subjects downwind residents to vapors, fumes, and odors.

“Visible droplets of oil have literally fallen from the sky onto the island and the people who reside there,” said the complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of ...