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Explosion at Petroperu crude oil tank kills two workers

LIMA (Reuters) — An explosion at a Petroperu crude oil tank killed two men who had been performing maintenance work on Wednesday, the state-owned oil company said.

US DOT drops requirement for braking system on crude rail cars

NEW YORK (Reuters) — The US Department of Transportation has reversed a decision requiring crude oil rail tank cars to be fitted with an advanced breaking system designed to prevent fiery derailments.

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.

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.

Oil supplies to Lukoil's Norsi refinery resume after fire

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Crude oil deliveries to Lukoil’s Norsi refinery in the Nizhny Novgorod region have been resumed after a fire at the facility, Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft said on Thursday.