Safety
Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire, damages equipment at Tuapse refinery
Tuapse in the Krasnodar region lies in southwest Russia on the Black Sea and about 350 km (218 mi) to the nearest parts of Ukraine’s mainland across the Sea of Azov.
Update: Fire extinguished at Venezuelan oil upgrader, operations halted
Incidents and outages are frequent within PDVSA's aging infrastructure, including oilfields, refineries and upgraders that are key to turning the country's extra heavy oil output into exportable crude grades.
42% of U.S. energy/critical infrastructure providers exposed to weaponized AI and email attacks
Despite rising regulatory pressure and a surge in cyber threats targeting operational technology, Red Sift’s analysis shows that nearly half of these organizations have failed to implement DMARC, the foundational email authentication standard required to block domain impersonation.
Rosneft’s Ryazan refinery suspended crude processing after drone strike
Ukraine has ramped up drone attacks deep inside Russia, aiming to knock out oil refineries, depots and pipelines. Ukrainian drones have struck at least 17 major refineries this year.
China's Sinochem shuts one crude unit at Quanzhou after fire
The 300,000-bpd Quanzhou refinery was due to be offline for scheduled full plant maintenance from the end of November or early December to January.
ABB awarded highest certification for industrial safety management
The TÜV Rheinland FSMS Certificate ML 5 is granted to the ABB Energy Industries division Safety Execution Centers (SEC) in Germany, Italy, Norway and Singapore, which provide safety support to high hazard industrial sectors.
Russia's Volgograd oil refinery halts operations after Ukrainian drone attack
Ukraine has for several months been striking Russian oil refineries, depots and pipelines, while Ukrainian energy infrastructure has also been the target of Russian strikes in a war that is approaching its fourth year.
Fire at Belarusian oil refinery Naftan has been put out
The fire was caused by an incident involving diesel fuel at a technological unit.
Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries drive fuel price rise in Tajikistan
Monitoring on Friday showed that fuel prices in Tajikistan's capital, Dushanbe, had risen significantly since the beginning of October.
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