Environment & Safety
Catcracker halted at Venezuela's Cardon refinery
PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela (Reuters) — The catalytic cracker at Venezuela’s 310,000 bpd Cardon refinery has stopped due to faults, a union leader and two workers said on Friday.
Three dead after suspected gas leak at PetroChina refinery
BEIJING (Reuters) — Three workers were killed and six others injured during a suspected gas leak at a PetroChina-operated refinery in Dalian on Saturday evening, state media said on Monday.
Keystone oil pipeline leaks in S.Dakota, as Nebraska weighs XL
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) — TransCanada Corp shut part of its Keystone oil pipeline system after a 5,000-barrel leak in South Dakota, the company said on Thursday, four days before neighboring Nebraska was set to decide on the company's long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline.
Emergency triggers halt in Petrobras refinery operation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — A refinery belonging Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA was shut down for an emergency on Wednesday for the third time in less than 30 days, a labor union said in a press release.
One worker dies in fire at Russia's Yaroslavl oil refinery
MOSCOW (Reuters) — One worker has died and another was injured when a crude oil distillation unit at an oil refinery in the Russian city of Yaroslavl caught fire on Wednesday, the refinery said.
Venezuela Amuay refinery slop tank overflows into bay
MARACAY, Venezuela (Reuters) — A slop tank at Venezuela’s massive Amuay refinery overflowed this week and products have spilled, polluting the nearby bay and staining tankers, according to a union leader and two refinery workers.
Fire at Tehran oil refinery kills six
ANKARA (Reuters) — A fire at an Iranian oil refinery in Tehran's Shar-e Rey district killed six workers and injured two others on Friday but firefighters have brought it under control, state TV reported.
Storm in western Canada temporarily disrupts crude pipelines
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) — Two crude oil pipelines in western Canada were shut down temporarily on Wednesday, the day after stormy weather caused power outages in parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Honeywell opens first facility in China to test flare emissions
SHANGHAI — Honeywell UOP announced that its Callidus Technologies business began operation of China’s only facility capable of testing flare emissions for volatile organic compounds, or VOCs. The test center in Luoyang, Henan Province, aids customers that are working to reduce emissions of VOCs in industrial flare systems and improve flare operation.
US oil ports, refiners and producers plan reopenings after Nate
HOUSTON/MOBILE, Ala. (Reuters) — Some oil ports, producers and refiners in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama that shut facilities ahead of Hurricane Nate were planning reopenings as the storm moved inland on Sunday, away from most energy infrastructure on the US Gulf Coast.
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