Firefighters have put out a fire at Shuaiba, one of Iraq’s largest oil refineries, within 30 minutes of it starting and operations were not affected, two refinery officials told Reuters on Thursday. The fire was due to leakage from one…

A fire has erupted at a power station in the Moscow region, according to Russian news agencies. Images shared on social media showed huge flames and smoke billowing into the sky. Emergency officials quoted by local news say at least…

Six people were killed in an explosion in a biotech plant in central China last Wednesday. The explosion, which is still being investigated, happened at Xumei Biotech Co. Ltd. in Weishi County, part of China's Henan Province. Five people were…

A fire aboard a Russian navy research submersible has killed 14 crew members, the Russian defence ministry says. The crew was poisoned by fumes as the vessel was taking measurements in Russian territorial waters on Monday. The ministry gave no…

On June 26, Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) said it would close its South Philadelphia oil refinery complex following the fire and explosions that caused serious damage to the site on June 21. The fire started in a butane vat and…

ANKARA (Reuters) - An explosion on an LPG tanker killed an Italian crew member and injured 15 others at the port of Aliaga in Turkey’s western Izmir province late on Monday but work at the petrochemical plant has continued, its…

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Three people were injured and one person was missing after a LPG pipeline exploded on Monday morning in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, disaster authorities said. The accident was caused by a earth moving machine…

Forty-four sailors have been evacuated from two ships in the Gulf of Oman this morning after the vessels were hit in a suspected attack, according to reports. The US Navy said one oil tanker was adrift and on fire, and…