Environment & Safety
Piper Alpha: 25th anniversary of North Sea disaster
On July 6, 1988, an explosion ripped through the North Sea oil rig Piper Alpha, and the resulting oil and gas fires, which destroyed the platform, also took the lives of 167 of the 228 men working that day. Over the weekend, a remembrance service took place in an Aberdeen park.
HP Impact: Global distribution of natural catastrophes in 2012
In 2012, there were 905 natural catastrophes worldwide, 93% of which were weather-related disasters. In terms of overall and insured losses ($170 billion and $70 billion, respectively), 2012 did not f..
HP Impact: HSE remains a major concern for the oil and gas industry
Health, safety and environment (HSE) concerns remain the top issue on the oil and gas industry’s risk agenda, according to a new report from Ernst & Young.“The industry is undergoing intense..
HP Innovations
Training simulator to aid ethylene operatorsHyperion Systems Engineering has delivered to the Linde Group an operator training simulator (OTS) for ONGC Petro-additions Ltd.’s ethylene plant in Da..
HP Construction Profile: European refiner makes significant processing advancements
At the Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery, Eni is moving forward with leading-edge technological breakthroughs to produce “clean” transportation fuels. This refinery has a balanced 190,00..
Uganda fuel tanker collison sparks fire, killing 30
Ugandan police said that the fuel tanker was involved in a collision with a small vehicle along a major highway in Kampala, causing a spill. A fire broke out shortly, setting vehicles and people ablaze during the evening rush hour, according to Patrick Onyango, Uganda police spokesman.
Nigeria LNG declares force majeure on exports as blockade continues
The blockade, which has prevented liquefied natural gas tankers from accessing Nigeria LNG's loading terminal on Bonny Island since mid June, is the result of a long-standing dispute over the payment of duties on freight and exports between the company and the Nigerian Maritime Administration.
BP fights against 'inflated' US Gulf oil spill payouts
BP has also taken out full page advertisements in the main United States newspapers, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, saying that the interpretation of the settlement they agreed last year has resulted in payments to businesses that didn't suffer losses from the oil spill.
Investigators blame lax oversight for recent Texas fertilizer explosion
The CSB said the West explosion was caused by an intense fire in a wooden warehouse building that led to the detonation of about 30 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in wooden bins. The building had no sprinklers or fire detection systems, so the fire was "intense and out of control".
Williams links deadly Louisiana olefins explosion to propylene fractionator area
Williams said it has key personnel on site to begin plans to make repairs, undertake a previously-planned maintenance turnaround and complete a 600 million lb/year expansion of the olefins operations. The plant remains shut down and the expansion work is temporarily suspended.
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