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Crude unit at Tupras's Izmir oil refinery expected to restart mid-December

A 151,000-bpd crude unit at the Izmir oil refinery operated by Turkey's Tupras is tentatively expected to restart in mid-December after a fire on Nov. 25.

Mexican firefighters extinguish second fire in one week at Pemex refinery

A fire at a refinery belonging to Mexican state oil producer Pemex has been extinguished, the firm and authorities said on Thursday, noting that no one had been reported injured.

Fire at Indian Oil Corp's Mathura refinery injures eight

At least eight people were injured in a fire at the Indian Oil Corp's 8-metric MMtpy refinery in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, late Tuesday.

Indian Oil Corp says Gujarat refinery operations normal after benzene tank fire

Indian Oil Corp.'s Gujarat refinery operations were unaffected after a benzene storage tank caught fire on Monday.

Fire at Tupras oil refinery in Turkey wounds 12

A fire at the site of Turkey's top oil refiner Tupras during work on a compressor lightly injured 12 people in the country's northwest. The fire was under control and the unit was deactivated.

API updates Fire Protection Standard for refineries

The American Petroleum Institute (API) today has published Addendum 1 to API RP 2001, 10th Ed., “Fire Protection in Refineries.” This addendum strengthens existing fire safety measures by introducing new protocols for pre-planning and incident response in refineries.

Update: Three workers sue Pemex for injuries at Texas refinery

Three workers filed a lawsuit in a Texas state court in Houston on Monday against Mexico's national oil company Pemex for injuries they allege they received in a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) release at a Deer Park, Texas, refinery last Thursday.

Pemex says two workers dead, dozens injured from leak at oil refinery in Texas

Two people were believed to have died and dozens injured after a chemical release at Pemex's 312,500-bpd Deer Park oil refinery in Texas, the Mexican national oil company said. 

Woodside Energy: Fatality at Beaumont Clean Ammonia project

An incident occurred Thursday morning at the Beaumont Clean Ammonia site in Texas that tragically resulted in the death of an employee of one of OCI's construction contractors.

Taiwan refiners brace for super Typhoon Krathon as ports shut ahead of landfall

Taiwan oil refiners are bracing for heavy rain and winds ahead of super Typhoon Krathon's anticipated landfall, with the storm likely to delay some fuel shipments and prolong maintenances, while key ports are shut.