Environment & Safety
Fire hits Lukoil refinery in Russia's Urals
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- A fire erupted at a refinery of Russia's No. 2 oil producer Lukoil in the city of Perm in the Urals region, a local branch of the company, Lukoil Permnefteorgsintez, said on Friday.
US agency: Weak safety standards led to Exxon refinery blast
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has concluded that a 2015 explosion at a Torrance, California, refinery then owned by Exxon Mobil Corp could have been prevented, the agency concluded in a report issued on Wednesday.
Gas leak at chemical firm Ineos contained at Scotland's Grangemouth
EDINBURGH (Reuters) -- A gas leak inside chemical firm Ineos' Grangemouth site in Scotland was successfully contained on Tuesday after emergency services rushed to the scene, police said.
API: New safety standards enhance industry equipment, operations
WASHINGTON – The American Petroleum Institute’s Global Industry Services department (API Global) released two new safety standards: API Standard 16AR—Standard for Repair and Remanufacture of Drill-through Equipment and API Standard 18LCM—Product Life Cycle Management System Requirements for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries.
US pipeline regulator raises penalties for safety violations
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on Friday said it increased the maximum civil penalties that may be imposed for violations of federal pipeline safety laws.
Daimler says diesel probes could result in penalties, recalls
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- Daimler on Wednesday reiterated that recent steps by United States authorities to investigate diesel emissions pollution and so-called auxiliary emission control devices could lead to significant penalties and vehicle recalls.
Dow releases statement on AP story regarding chlorpyrifos
MIDLAND, Mich. – Dow Chemical responded to an Associated Press story about the company reaching out to the Trump administration about certain pesticides. The company released the following statement.
Iraq completes repairs at Basra oil jetty, loading operations resume
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) -- Repair work at a Basra oil jetty damaged by a tanker collision last month were completed on Sunday, two officials at state-run South Oil Company told Reuters on Monday.
Nitrous gases briefly released at BASF plant after breakdown
BERLIN (Reuters) -- German chemicals company BASF said it had shut down one of its facilities at its main Ludwigshafen site after a breakdown at the facility led to a brief release of nitrous gases (NOx).
China's Sinopec says fire at rubber warehouse has been put out
BEIJING (Reuters) -- Sinopec Corp said on Thursday that a fire in a warehouse at a petrochemical and refining complex in southern China operated by one of its subsidiaries was put out at 2:20 pm local time and had not affected production.
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