A corroded pipe on a North Sea platform which caused a potentially explosive leak was flagged in an inspection as early as 2009. The incident at Talisman’s Saltire facility happened in a pipe the oil firm had reported was redundant.…
Investigators in western New York say spontaneous combustion of animal feed started the fire that destroyed a large grain mill and storage facility operated by Minnesota-based Land O' Lakes. Fire crews from more than two dozen departments battled the fire…
The 335-Mbpd Isla refinery is located on an island. The cause for the explosion is unknown along with the true impact on the accident on the Curacao refinery’s daily operations. A gas-plant explosion at the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA’s…
Gunmen seized Libya's major El Sharara oilfield, looting equipment and shooting as frightened workers sought shelter, oil sources said on Wednesday, in another blow to the country's oil industry which has been subjected to protests and militia blockades. It was…
At least 10 people were killed and 14 were injured when a tanker truck loaded with alcohol exploded in Bolivia. The tragedy occurred on the road linking the country with neighbouring Peru. Authorities say the explosion damaged or destroyed 11…
A fire triggered a number of blasts at a military depot in southern Russia, injuring about 30 people and causing the evacuation of more than 6,000 from a nearby village, investigators and emergency workers said. No cause has yet been determined…
UNION MILLS, Ind. (AP) — An explosion Monday inside a grain elevator killed a worker at a sprawling northwestern Indiana farm co-op, authorities said. The cause of the blast at the Union Mills Co-op remained unknown Monday evening several hours…
THE chemical plant, which caught fire on Monday and injured six people in Jinshan District, was running an illegal operation and the people involved in the business did not have the licenses to handle chemical goods. Workers at the Shanghai…
112-foot supply vessel sank on Friday after striking an oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, WDSU News in New Orleans reports. The U.S. Coast Guard told WDSU that the M/V Celeste Ann struck a platform located 15 miles west of Southwest Pass…
Mumbai: A Saudi Airlines flight with 321 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at the Mumbai international airport after the pilot noticed a fire alarm in rear cargo hold of the aircraft, authorities said. The aircraft was taken to primary…
