Oil Worker Dies Following Congo Platform Fire An oil and gas worker has died after a fire occurred on the Foukanda platform, located offshore the Republic of Congo, Italian energy firm Eni said Friday. The platform was immediately evacuated and…
Massive Fire At ENI Refinery In Northern Italy A fire broke out at the Sannazzaro de' Burgondi refinery near Pavia just before 4pm local time on December 1. The refinery, owned by Italy's national oil company, ENI, is one of…
Fire at PBF Energy Refinery In Torrance A fire broke out Tuesday at the troubled PBF Energy-owned refinery in Torrance, the latest in a series of incidents that have spawned a network of activists concerned about the plant’s safety. Twenty-four…
One dead, seven injured in Albanian refinery blast A large explosion and fire killed a worker and injured seven others at the ARMO refinery in Ballsh, southern Albania, on November 10. Police said a malfunctioning hydrogen valve caused the explosion,…
Fourth Person Dies After Blast at BASF BERLIN (AP) — Chemical giant BASF says another person has died from injuries sustained in an explosion at its plant in southwest Germany earlier this month, raising the death toll to four. BASF…
At least 33 killed in China coal mine blast At least 15 people were killed and 20 others trapped underground after a gas explosion on October 31 at Jinshangou coal mine in Chongqing, according to the Xinhua news agency. Local…
Five killed in east China power plant blast Five people died and six were injured in an explosion at a thermal power plant in east China's Shandong Province on November 8, according to Xinhua. Quoting local government sources, the news…
Saudi Aramco Fire Injures 8 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — State-owned Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil production company, says eight of its workers have been injured in a fire that broke out at one of its oil terminals. The…
Statoil To Improve Helicopter Safety Following Fatal Crash Statoil has vowed to improve helicopter safety following the release of an investigation into a fatal helicopter crash, which occurred April 29 as the vehicle was carrying 13 workers from the Gullfaks B…
Statoil Reports Aasgard B Platform Fire A small fire which occurred on the Aasgard B platform offshore Norway on Sunday was quickly dealt with, a Statoil representative told Rigzone. “The status of the incident is that a small fire in…
