UK – Oil Platform Shut Down After Leak
UK - Oil Platform Shut Down After Leak BP has shut down one of its oil platforms, about 75km to the west of Shetland, because of a leak. Oil was released into the water from the Clair platform on Sunday…
Report: Chemical Accidents Have Killed Nearly 200 People in China This Year
Report: Chemical Accidents Have Killed Nearly 200 People in China This Year A recently released reported has revealed a grim statistic about the state of the chemical industry in China. According to the report by Greenpeace, chemical accidents have caused…
Chevron Recovers Part Of Angola Helicopter Crash Wreckage
Chevron Recovers Part Of Angola helicopter Crash Wreckage Part of the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed off the coast of Angola last week has been recovered by a search team. A Chevron subsidiary told UPI on Monday that a search team has…
China Invests Heavily To Extinguish Coal Seam Fires
China Invests Heavily To Extinguish Coal Seam Fires The National Development and Reform Commission of China earmarked 259 million yuan (39 million U.S. dollars) to put out coal seam fires in Xinjiang to protect the local environment and coal resources.…
Settlement Reached In Damages From Exxon’s Yellowstone Spill
Settlement Reached In Damages From Exxon's Yellowstone Spill BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — State and federal officials say they have a settlement with Exxon Mobil over environmental damage caused by an oil spill beneath Montana's Yellowstone River. Gov. Steve Bullock and Assistant U.S.…
Indonesia – Fire Extinguished At Cilacap Refinery
Pertamina says fire extinguished at Cilacap refinery JAKARTA Oct 5 - A fire at Pertamina's Cilacap refinery in Indonesia shortly after midday on Wednesday has been extinguished, officials at the state owned energy company said. The fire started during maintenance…
Iran Fears Oil Plant Fires Could Be Due To Hacking
Iran fears oil plant fires could be due to hacking AP says in one of its Big Story reports that a series of fires at Iranian petrochemical plants and facilities have raised suspicions about hacking having played a role, with…
Nigerian Navy Says It Stopped Refinery Attack By Militants
Nigerian Navy says it stopped refinery attack by militants THE Nigerian Navy said a loud blast on September 29 near the jetty of the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and the Pipeline Products Marketing Company (PPMC) resulted from a…
Saudi Aramco Fire Injures 8
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 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…
