Safety

Shell says Norco, Louisiana chemical plant upset triggers flaring

Shell said the flaring Thursday at the Norco, Louisiana manufacturing complex shared with the Motiva Enterprises refinery was due to an upset in Shell's chemical plant.

Southeastern US Colonial pipeline safely restarted

Colonial Pipeline Co. said its main gasoline line, Line 1, was safely restarted and returned to service Wednesday after its biggest leak in nearly two decades squeezed supply in the southeastern US.

Process disruption accelerates Neste's Porvoo refinery maintenance

Neste has begun maintenance at its Porvoo refinery early, due to a recent process disruption in a production line.

EIA: Colonial pipeline shutdown disrupts gasoline supply in the southeast

A partial shutdown of the Colonial pipeline system, a major source of transportation fuels to the Southeast, has disrupted gasoline supplies, leading to higher prices and product shortages in parts of the region.

New intelligent, cyber-secure standalone power supply from Bedrock Automation

MSA Safety acquires laser-based gas detection technology provider Senscient

Safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Inc. has acquired Senscient, Inc., a provider of laser-based gas detection technology, useful in industrial, oil and gas production and petrochemical processing applications.

Callidus Technologies inaugurates flare testing facility

Callidus Technologies has inaugurated a new facility for the testing of gas combustion flares at its manufacturing facility in Beggs, Oklahoma.

GE to provide power solution for Petronas’ Pengerang complex

GE will supply 17 emergency diesel generator packages, five transportable switch rooms and the electrical balance for Petronas’ Pengerang Integrated Petrochemical Complex.

Saudi Aramco contains fire at Ras Tanura, eight injured

Eight workers were injured in a fire of unknown origin at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura terminal.

Tripwire conducts study regarding IT confidence in industrial cyber security

A study conducted for Tripwire by Dimensional Research, evaluated the confidence of IT professionals regarding the efficacy of seven key security controls, which must be in place to quickly detect a cyber attack in progress.