Safety
Could your facility benefit from a marine terminal assessment?
How sure would a terminal manager at a distribution terminal, or a line manager at a refinery or a chemical plant that has marine loading and unloading docks, be that those docks are being operated at a level that ensures long-term safe performance?
Cyber attack hits oil giant and banks in Russia and Ukraine
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) — A ransomware attack hit computers across the world on Tuesday, taking out servers at Russia's biggest oil company, disrupting operations at Ukrainian banks, and shutting down computers at multinational shipping and advertising firms.
Mexico's Pemex sees restart of Salina Cruz refinery on July 30
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexican state oil producer Pemex said on Thursday that it expects to restart operations on July 30 at Salina Cruz, its largest oil refinery, after it was hit last week hit by flooding and subsequent fire that forced a shutdown of the plant.
Car bomber dies in failed attack near Libya's Es Sider oil port
BENGHAZI (Reuters) — A car bomber blew himself up overnight in a failed attack near a security checkpoint outside the Libyan oil port of Es Sider, a security source and a witness said on Tuesday.
Fire at Mexico's Salina Cruz refinery has been put out
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — A fire that completely shut down Mexico's Salina Cruz oil refinery has been put out but operations have yet to be restarted, state-owned petroleum company Pemex said on Friday.
Fire breaks out at Mexico's top refinery, 9 people hurt
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — A major fire broke out at Mexican state oil producer Pemex's Salina Cruz refinery on Wednesday after a crude spill, injuring nine people and extending the shutdown of the plant into a second day, the company said.
Mexico's Pemex says can restart Salina Cruz refinery operations
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexico's state-owned oil firm Pemex said on Tuesday on Twitter that conditions are present to safely restart operations at its Salina Cruz refinery in the southern state of Oaxaca.
Judge throws out fines against Tesoro for deadly refinery blast
HOUSTON (Reuters) — A Washington state administrative judge threw out $2.4 MM in fines levied against refiner Tesoro Corp for a 2010 explosion that claimed the lives of seven workers at the company's Anacortes, Washington, refinery.
Honeywell invests in cyber security innovation center in Asia Pacific
SINGAPORE — Honeywell Process Solutions, with the support of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), will establish a new industrial cyber security center of excellence (COE) for Asia Pacific in Singapore. The COE will feature a cyber security research and development lab, an advanced training facility and a security operations center that provides managed security services.
Blast at China petrochemical plant kills eight, injures nine
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — An explosion rocked a petrochemical plant in China's eastern province of Shandong on Monday, killing eight people and injuring nine, state media and local government officials said.
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- Trelleborg partners with Airbus on hydrogen-powered air travel 7/16
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- Vale, Komatsu and Cummins announce collaboration to develop dual-fuel large trucks, powered by ethanol and diesel 7/16
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