Ghana - Explosion Rocks Fuel Depot Killing 3 The blasts sent a giant fireball into the sky and forced residents to flee the Atomic Junction area, in the north-east of the city, officials say. The incident happened at about 19:30…
SINGAPORE – A fire broke out at a crude oil refinery on Jurong Island on Tuesday (June 13). The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said the fire occurred within a crude distillation unit at the Singapore Refining Company's (SRC) premises on 1 Merlimau…
A Russian oil tanker caught fire in the Caspian Sea on Saturday killing one crew member. Here’s some more video from the Ministry of Emergency Situations: https://youtu.be/maTg9hpz2Z4 The Ministry of Emergency Situations in Azerbaijan confirmed the incident aboard the Russian-flagged…
Twelve people were killed and 11 others were injured with six in a critical condition after fire broke out in a petrochemical factory in Saudi Arabia’s largest industrial area, Jubail, state news agency SPA reported. The incident took place in…
USA - Carson Oil Refinery Says Fire Extinguished, No One Hurt CARSON, Calif. (AP) — A fire that broke out at a Southern California oil refinery was quickly extinguished Monday with no reported injuries and no disruption in production expected,…
Pemex evacuates workers due to fire on Mexico's offshore oil platform Mexico's state-run oil company Pemex has evacuated workers from offshore oil platform Zaap-E in the Bay of Campeche after a fire in a machine room, caused by a short-circuit…
Japan - Explosion at Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Plant. A explosion has occurred at Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company in Kamisu, Japan, according to reports. There are fears that toxic gas has been released and gone into Kashima plant. The fire…
Washington, D.C., October 21, 2015 – The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today voted on the final investigation report into the 2009 massive explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum, or CAPECO, terminal facility near San Juan, Puerto Rico; the report includes…
CONROE, Texas (AP) — A series of explosions rocked an oil filed chemical supply company north of Houston on Friday, setting off a fire that sent a broad, dense column of thick, black smoke towering into the otherwise blue skies.…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California agency that investigates workplace accidents has cited and fined ExxonMobil more than $560,000 for workplace safety and health violations following a probe into February's explosion at a Los Angeles-area refinery. The California Division of…
