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…
Ship Channel Closed After Tanker Fire, Fuel Spill DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A portion of the Houston Ship Channel is closed to all traffic after a tanker caught fire and spilled fuel oil. The U.S. Coast Guard said in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a nuclear power plant in Spring City. Local news outlets report that crews responded to the fire at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tuesday night and extinguished the…
A fire broke out at the Bu Ali Sina petrochemical refinery, the Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday. No reason was given for the cause of the fire at the oil complex, which is in the southwest city of Bandar…
PSA director general Anne Myhrvold is concerned about safety in the petroleum sector. “The industry must ensure that constant attention is paid to risk and safety – in every single operation and job,” she observes. We’re worried. It’s our job…
Romania - One killed, Three Injured Refinery Fire Romania's Rompetrol Rafinare Petromidia refinery is operating at reduced capacity after an explosion in its vacuum distillation plant on the night of August 22 that killed one worker and injured another three.…
Malaysia's Petronas Chemicals says two killed by ammonia leak at plant An ammonia leak at a Petronas plant in Sipitang in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah killed two workers and injured three others. The incident happened at Petronas Chemicals…
https://youtu.be/oMyhy4oWATg Scientists have identified a new kind of fire which burns more cleanly. According to a recently published study from the University of Maryland, or UMD, this phenomenon, called a blue whirl, “evolves from a fire whirl and burns with…
Nicaragua - Refinery Fire Causes Significant Oil Pollution A massive refinery fire at the Puma Energy facility on Nicaragua’s Pacific coast has contaminated sensitive nearby coastal habitats, according to local reports, with an oil slick contaminating half a square mile…
An explosion at a Florida chemical plant over the weekend left at least one person dead, according to local authorities. The Pensacola News Journal reported that the blast occurred around midday Sunday at the Ascend Performance Materials complex in a…
