Environment & Safety
Fire erupts at Chevron refinery near San Francisco, forces unit closures
In a Tuesday statement, Chevron said the main fire - which began at 6:15 p.m. local time on Monday - had been extinguished. All employees and contractors are safely accounted for, though three employees sustained minor injuries and were treated on site. Chevron has yet to speculate on the cause.
Enbridge to restart US oil pipeline after agreeing to safety measures
In approving the restart on Monday, the US Transportation Department said Enbridge had repaired its Line 14 pipeline and had agreed to future safety measures. Enbridge's pipeline leaked about 1,200 barrels of oil on July 27 near Grand Marsh, Wisconsin.
HollyFrontier assesses Tulsa refinery fire damage
A spokeswoman said the fire was in the Tulsa East facility's diesel hydrotreater, a unit that removes contaminants from the diesel stream. She said the fire was contained by the refinery's fire staff and is now out. She declined to say whether the refinery was still operating, however.
Fire forces Kuwait's Equate to close ethylene glycol unit for six weeks
Equate, a joint venture mainly owned by Kuwait's state-run Petrochemical Industries Co. and US-based Dow Chemical, said in a statement that the fire-affected unit has a total capacity of 550,000 tpy. “Production operations of other units are unaffected and ongoing,” the statement said.
Canadian energy regulator to audit pipeline safety practices of Enbridge
Canada's National Energy Board is reviewing the Calgary pipeline company's management practices and safety record. The audits come after the US National Transportation Board released last month a report critical of Enbridge's handling of a 2010 crude oil spill in Marshall, Michigan.
Utility piping: Why over-engineering is inefficient
Grooved mechanical piping can offer improved constructability, speedy expansion, retrofit and turnaround, and also reduce safety risks. It is a quality pipe-joining method.
HP Construction Profile: Rotterdam LNG facility wins top project award
The Gate megaproject is one of Europe's largest LNG terminals. With two jetties, it can unload simultaneously two vessels of the Q-Max type, the world's biggest LNG carriers.
HP Impact: Comparing land use impacts for petroleum and biofuels
The biofuels industry claims its fuel is unfairly singled out by potential regulatory policies that focus on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with land use change. It argues that petroleum al..
HP Innovations: Innovations
PCHEs boost power from waste heatHeatric recently supplied Echogen Power Systems Inc. with Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers (PCHEs) for Echogen’s Supercritical CO2 (ScCO2) power generation cycle. ..
Fire incident at Jaipur was a wakeup call
After the 2009 accident at Indian Oil's lubricants terminal, new safety standards were developed to help avoid future tragedies. The focus is as it should be, on people, process and technology.
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