One dead, several injured after fire on Gulf of Mexico oil platform
At least one person has been killed and several others are injured after a fire broke out on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Aberdeenshire wind turbine catches fire
The generator of a large wind turbine north of St Cyrus caught fire.
Explosion at Petronas’ Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline in Malaysia
Malaysia’s Petronas has confirmed reports of a fire incident at the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP), nearby Lawas, Sarawak, following an explosion on Wednesday.
Cuba battling inferno at oil depot after lightning bolt hit tank on Friday
Firefighters are continuing to battle an inferno at a Cuban oil depot that has raged for several days.
Fire onboard Aquadrill drillship in Sri Lanka
The Polaris drillship, owned by Aquadrill Offshore, has caught fire while docked at a port in Sri Lanka, reported local officials.
Perenco extinguishes platform blaze with no damage
Flames broke out on a walkway yesterday in a dramatic display for Perenco, offshore Congo Brazzaville.
Port Harcourt refinery fire contained
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) has reported a “minor fire incidence” at its Port Harcourt refining complex.
Shell evacuates staff from Prelude FLNG after outage following fire
Shell has evacuated non-essential staff from its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility in northwest Australia as the operator struggled to restore power that knocked out operations last week following a fire last Thursday.
Malaysia’s Petronas reports fire at Bintulu LNG
Malaysia’s state energy company Petronas said that a fire broke out at its giant liquefied natural gas (LNG) export complex in Bintulu, Sarawak, on Tuesday, but that operations are unaffected.
Pictures: Pemex CEO visits fire-ravaged Gulf of Mexico platform
The chief executive of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has made a visit to an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico where a fatal explosion and fire broke out over the weekend.
Oil firm Pemex says no environmental damage from Gulf of Mexico fire
Oil firm Pemex has said there was no environmental damage caused, days after a viral clip was shared online of an "eye of fire" near an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Emergency crews snuff out Gulf of Mexico pipeline fire near Pemex oil platform
A fire near the Pemex Ku-Maloob-Zaap oil platform complex in the Gulf of Mexico has been controlled following a gas leak.
Indonesia’s Pertamina says fire at refinery extinguished
Indonesia’s national oil company (NOC) Pertamina said yesterday that it had extinguished a fire at its Cilacap refinery in Central Java.
EnQuest hands in decommissioning plan for fire-hit Heather platform
EnQuest has handed in the decommissioning plans for its Heather platform in the North Sea.
CNOOC extinguishes fire at one of China’s largest offshore fields
CNOOC, China’s third-largest oil company, confirmed it has extinguished a fire at a platform on its Penglai fields in northeast China. The fire is expected to cut crude output at the Penglai 19-3 field by around 600,000 barrels this year.
Fire raging at China field owned by CNOOC and ConocoPhillips
Three crew members are missing following a well blowout and fire at an oil production platform in the Bohai Sea in northeastern China earlier this week that stopped operations at one of the country’s largest oil fields.
Refinery fire in Indonesia sees near-term supply risk
A massive fire has been extinguished at one of Indonesia’s biggest oil refineries operated by national oil company Pertamina. However, near-term supply risks remain, but the national refining expansion plan remains intact, reported Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research.
Pertamina refinery fire rages in Indonesia
A massive fire continues to rage at one of Indonesia’s biggest oil refineries operated by national oil company Pertamina.
Explosion at Pertamina’s Balongan refinery
Indonesia’s biggest oil refinery, operated by national oil company Pertamina, experienced a huge explosion Monday morning, according to local media reports
All personnel accounted for at Engen refinery blaze
Engen has accounted for all personnel who were at its refinery, south of Durban, where an explosion took place on December 4.
Fire knocks out production at Premier Oil Catcher FPSO
Premier Oil has announced that production from its Catcher FPSO has been stopped after a fire broke out on board.
Fire strikes Oando tank farm in Lagos
Fire has engulfed a tank farm owned by Oando, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (Lasema) has reported.
Fire-damaged LNG plant in Norway to remain closed for up to a year
The Hammerfest LNG plant will have to remain closed for up to 12 months for repairs following a fire on September 28, Equinor said today.
BP put workers ‘in harm’s way’ during ETAP fire
BP put workers "in harm’s way" during a fire on the ETAP installation, being left without water pumps to extinguish it, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned.
Controlled fire at Shell refinery blackens Houston sky
A controlled fire at Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s refinery near Houston cast a plume of black smoke over the city’s industrial suburbs.