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Oil giant says fire at pipeline to terminalHeadline News : Oil giant says fire at pipeline to terminal (Nigeria)

Two separate pipeline fires have been reported at two strategic pipelines.

The first fire was discovered during an over-fly by the oil giant’s helicopter on surveillance mission in the area.  The second fire was also observed yesterday during an over-fly of the area.

An spokesman confirmed the incident, saying: “As soon as we were informed of the fire, we mobilised our firefighting and pipeline repair teams, who are now ready to go in once access and security are assured on the ground... Click here for more details 03/04/2008

Oil depot explodes (Russia)

A fierce fire caused by an explosion at an oil depot has been extinguished by dozens of fire crews after almost 18 hours ...  Click here for more details 03/04/2008

More than 80 feared dead in mining accident (Tanzania)

More than 80 miners are feared dead after floods swept pits in, rescue operations were hampered by lack of equipment ... Click here for more details 03/04/2008

Rig tragedy vessel 'not suitable' (UK)

A tug was not suitable for the anchor handling job it was performing when it sank with the loss of 8 lives a report hs found ... Click here for more details 03/04/2008

Refinery accused of massive inland oil pollution (USA)

Broke pumps, busted pipes, overflowing ponds and cracked tanks have spilled more than half-million gallons of oil and contaminated water since 1999 ... Click here for more details 03/04/2008

Initial air tests clear after chemical warehouse burns (USA)

Early test show the air is safe to breathe after a fire destroyed a chemical warehouse, spurring authorities to evacuate ... Click here for more details 03/04/2008

Refinery evacuated (Norway)

A factory area at an oil and gas group's refinery was evacuated due to a leak of inflammable liquids ... Click here for more details 03/04/2008

Explosion at engines and transmission plant sends 33 to hospital (USA)

2 chemicals were accidentally mixed together and caused an explosion, 2,400 gallons of sulfuric acid and 1,400 gallons of ferric chloride ... Click here for more details 03/04/2008

Industrial explosion at plant (Canada)

No one was injured when an explosion rocked a plant in it's baghouse where a fire started and pressure built up ... Click here for more details 03/04/2008

Product News

Fomtec Introduce New Heavy Duty Industrial Firefighting Foams For The High Risk Petrochem Industry Highest quality and innovative products to the professional fire protection market...  06/02/2008

Fire and Hazard Control by Williams An industrial firefighting company with three generations of flammable liquid firefighting assessment and extinguishment expertise... 04/12/2007

New Industrial Flame Detectors Added To Hochiki Offering A new range of fast-response industrial flame detectors... 06/02/2008

Portables by Total offer premium brand performance Options include foam, water, dry powder and CO2 [carbon dioxide] extinguishing agents... 03/04/2007

SembCorp sponsors communication symposium SembCorp Protection is sponsoring a one-day insight into the importance of effective communication in ensuring emergency preparedness... 26/03/2008

Minimax UniVario industrial heat detector The new Minimax UniVario explosion-proof detectors can be used in environments where it is too explosive for other detectors... 03/04/2008

Fire and Materials 2009  A major international forum on fire performance of materials and products... 03/04/2008

Industrial Scientific Announces Organizational Changes In order to support the growing organization, Industrial Scientific Corporation announced changes to its corporate structure... 03/04/2008

American Board of Industrial Hygiene Signs Alliance Agreement with OSHA  Partnership will promote the value of certification... 03/04/2008

D-TEC confirmed as video smoke detection (VSD) market leader by IMS Research Report The latest research findings, published by IMS Research, have confirmed D-Tec's position as the global leader in the fast growing area of Video Smoke Detection (VSD)... 03/04/2008

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