USA – No Injuries Reported in Refinery Fire
USA - No Injuries Reported in Refinery Fire HOUSTON (AP) — A fire at a Houston-area refinery has been extinguished after it sent a large cloud of dark smoke over a wide area of southeast Houston. Houston Fire Department Senior…
Samoa – One Dead After Fuel Tank Fire
One Dead After Fuel Tank Fire In Samoa One person is dead as a major fire continues to burn in Samoa's capital Apia The Samoa Observer reported the man was killed while carrying out maintenance work at an oil tank…
Mexico explosion: Three Dead In Veracruz Oil Plant
Mexico explosion: Three Dead In Veracruz Oil Plant BBC - A large explosion at an oil facility in the south-east Mexican state of Veracruz has killed at least three people and injured 136 more. The blast hit a facility owned…
Two Dead In Explosion At Chinese Chemical Plant
Two Dead In Explosion At Chinese Chemical Plant Two people have been killed and a further five injured after wastewater treatment equipment exploded at a chemical plant in east China, according to state news agency Xinhua. All seven affected workers…
Chemical Safety Board Releases New Safety Video, Detailing Report Findings and Recommendations on 2013 Fatal West Fertilizer Company Explosion and Fire
Chemical Safety Board Releases New Safety Video, Detailing Report Findings and Recommendations on 2013 Fatal West Fertilizer Company Explosion and Fire Washington, DC – Today the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a safety video into the fatal April 17,…
China – Five killed In Fuel Tanker Blast – Video
China - Five killed In Fuel Tanker Blast – Video AT LEAST five people have died on a motorway after a tanker full of petrol suddenly exploded. Click here for Video As well as the confirmed deaths, paramedics have reported…
Brazil – Petrobras FPSO Platform Fire
Brazil - Petrobras FPSO Platform Fire Brazilian oil company Petrobras has suspended production after its P-48 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform caught fire. Reported by the Sindipetro-NF workers union, Petrobras said that the fire began in Module 4…
Explosion At Sinopec Oil Storage Site In Gabon Kills One, Injures Six
Explosion At Sinopec Oil Storage Site In Gabon Kills One, Injures Six One person was killed and six wounded in an explosion on March 12 at an oil site in southwest Gabon run by a subsidiary of Chinese energy giant…
USA – Lightning Strike Ignites Fuel Tanks
USA - Lightning Strike Ignites Fuel Tanks Several crude tanks caught fire on Saturday after a lightning bolt struck a field near Houston. According to Click2Houston, the blaze started around 1:00 a.m. on Saturday when a lightning bolt struck a grassy field…
