The largest inland oil spill in U.S. history has cost Canadian energy giant Enbridge $1.21 billion to clean up — a substantially higher figure than previously estimated. In a securities filing this week, Enbridge Energy Partners reported the total cleanup…
Tragedy struck in Bode-Saadu, headquarters of Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State on Monday night after a fuel-laden truck exploded, killing 20 people. The fire outbreak also destroyed houses, shops and cows worth millions of naira. It was gathered…
One worker was killed and another was missing after an accident at an offshore oil and gas platform in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan, Azeri state energy company SOCAR said on Thursday. "One person was killed in the accident. A…
Rescue operations to save 18 workers who remain trapped in a flooded mine in central Turkey have not yet led to any tangible results, the Turkish energy minister said on Wednesday. "We can access two-thirds of the flooded mine, which…
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…
Three men in their 20s have been arrested in possession of a drone near a French nuclear reactor, the first such arrests since a spate of mysterious drone overflights of reactors began in early October. There have been at least…
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…
Safety Integrity Level, SIL, is a measure of safety system performance expressed in terms of probability of failure on demand (PFD). In the oil and gas industry, particularly in the fire and gas detection systems where safety integrity is critical,…
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…
