Power restored at BP’s ETAP installation weeks after fire and downmanning
Power has been restored to BP’s ETAP installation, weeks after a fire forced it to be downmanned.
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Fire breaks out at Shetland Gas Plant
Emergency crews were mobilised to the Shetland Gas Plant yesterday after the breakout of a fire on one of its power generator shelters.
Exxon bosses apologise following ‘intense’ flaring at Mossmorran plant
Bosses at ExxonMobil have apologised after "intense flaring" at a Fife chemical plant sparked alarm in the community.
Massive Exxon refinery fire poses new threat to oil demand
A fire broke out early Wednesday at Exxon Mobil's Baton Rouge oil refinery in Louisiana, halting production at the fifth-biggest fuel-making plant in the US.
‘Serious questions’ raised after fires occur on separate North Sea platforms
A union boss has said “the eye is being taken off the ball” after a pair of fires took place in one day on separate North Sea platforms.
Worker injured after fire breaks out on North Sea platform
A worker has been flown to hospital after a fire broke out on a North Sea platform.
Total donates €100m to Notre-Dame restoration
French energy giant Total has donated €100m (£86.5m) to restoration efforts for the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris.
Houston fire a ‘blemish’ for petrochemical industry’s image
The Deer Park petrochemical blaze prompted school closures, shelter-in-place orders, spikes in benzene levels and ship channel closures. It also cast a shadow over a petrochemical sector that has struggled to counter negative stereotypes that present the industry as dirty and dangerous.
Fire breaks out at one of UK’s largest oil refineries
A large fire has broken out at Essar Oil UK’s Stanlow oil refinery, which processes around a sixth of the country’s petrol needs.
Death toll from oil tanker blaze rises to 153
The death toll from an oil tanker fire in Pakistan has risen to 153, with dozens more in a critical condition, and the fatalities are expected to increase.
Statoil rapped over Statfjord fire
A fire broke out on a North Sea platform after crude oil pumped against a closed valve for nearly an hour - with the temperature rising from 33 degrees Celsius to 344C.
Explosion at Albanian refinery kills one, injures seven
An explosion has at Albanian refinery has killed one person and wounded seven others.
Two dead 16 injured after Saudi Aramco fire
Two were dead and 16 were injured after a fire at a Saudi Aramco-owned facility.
Statoil forced to evacuate North Sea platform after fire
Statoil was forced to evacuate personnel from one of its North Sea platforms after a fire broke out in a loading pump.
Fire at Saudi Aramco oil terminal injures eight
Saudi Aramco said eight of its workers have been injured after a fire broke out at one of its oil terminals.
Four injured in Iran petrochemical refinery blaze
A fire has broken out at a petrochemical refinery in Iran.
Video: Moment vessel catches fire offshore Brazil
This footage shows the moment a platfrom supply vessel was engulfed in smoke after a fire aboard the ship.
Video: German firefighters tackle wind turbine blaze…but don’t have ladders high enough to reach it
Footage has emerged of a massive wind turbine which burned for hours as firefighters did not have ladders long enough to tackle the 100 metre-high blaze, according to reports.
Oil-sands crude returns to US market when it’s less needed
Canadian oil-sands producers who are restoring production after wildfires are finding U.S. refiners are doing just fine without as much crude from their northern neighbor.
Shell confirms fire at Prelude construction site
Shell today confirmed reports of a fire breaking out at the construction site for its floating Prelude liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
CNR shuts down Ninian South platform after fire on board
Canadian Natural Resources has shut down production on its Ninian South platform after a fire on board the North Sea installation.
Man dies, three injured after North Dakota well site fire
A man has died and three others were seriously injured after a flash fire an XTO-operated well site in North Dakota.
Suncor resumes oil-sands operations after wildfire shutdown
Suncor Energy Inc. restarted oil-sands operations in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, an area in Canada that includes wildfire-ravaged Fort McMurray. It’s a move that enables thousands to return to work.
Canada’s oil-sands producers set to re-enter evacuated sites
All of the Canadian oil-sands facilities that workers fled last week as a wildfire spread are being allowed to prepare for restart as cool, humid weather has helped contain the inferno.
Massive Alberta wildfire expected to burn for months
Canadian officials say they expect to fight the massive wildfire that has destroyed large parts of Alberta’s oil sands city of Fort McMurray for months.