ExxonMobil Fined $2.6 million For Spill The ExxonMobil Pipeline Company was hit with a $2.63 million civil penalty on Thursday from the U.S. Department of Transportation for a 2013 pipeline spill in Arkansas. The civil penalty was issued by the…
Nigeria - Offshore Helicopter Crashes Killing Four Two Missing A helicopter carrying 10 offshore oil workers has crashed on its return journey, killing at least four. The Bristow operated Sikorsky S-76C+ was returning from a offshore drilling rig, off the…
Blaze put out at Shell chemical plant A small fire was quickly extinguished Tuesday night at a Hexion Inc resin processing plant within Royal Dutch Shell Plc's refining and petrochemical complex in Deer Park, Texas, a Hexion spokesman said. There…
China - Chemical plant blast injures 7 HANGZHOU, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Seven workers were injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in Zhejiang Province, authorities said on Monday. The blast occurred at around 10:30 a.m. Monday at Zhejiang…
USA - 4 Workers Hurt in Explosion at Chemical Plant Police say four workers are being treated for burns after an explosion and fire at a chemical plant along the Houston Ship Channel. Pasadena police said the accident happened Friday…
DuPont to Pay $724K After Explosion That Killed Worker DuPont has agreed to pay $724,000 to settle Clean Air Act violations that contributed to a 2010 explosion that killed a contractor and burned another at its western New York plant.…
Dutch Cargo Ship Sinks After Colliding With Gas Tanker A Dutch cargo ship sank off the Belgian coast after colliding with a gas tanker early Tuesday. The crew of 11 was rescued. The accident happened close to the busy waterway…
Norway’s Safety Regulator Slam Conoco Over Eldfisk Oil Spill Norway’s offshore safety regulator, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), have released their report into the 2014 Eldfisk oil spill. https://youtu.be/An67jho_Yek The report will come as uncomfortable reading to operators ConocoPhillips, who…
Federal regulators on Tuesday announced plans to reduce emissions from petroleum refineries. The regulations, once fully implemented in 2018, will reduce toxic air pollutants by an estimated 5,200 tons per year and volatile organic compounds by 50,000 tons per year,…
India - 2 Killed in Chemical Unit Blast VISAKHAPATNAM: Two died and five workers were injured when a chemical reactor ripped open due to high pressure and burst in the pharmaceutical unit of Sainor Chemicals in Parawada pharma city Monday.…
