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Shell says fire extinguished at Singapore refinery-petchem plant

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Royal Dutch Shell said a fire at its Singapore refinery-petrochemical site was extinguished on Sunday and no one was hurt in the incident.

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.

Reliability: Deriving high value from reliability conferences

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

In August 2017, a publisher-colleague and I attended an important regional reliability conference in Galveston, Texas.

Address damage mechanism reviews in a process hazard analysis

ABS Group: Rehmat, T.  |  Montgomery, R.  |  Whittle, D.

Performing damage mechanism reviews (DMRs) to determine credible degradation modes and susceptibilities of processing equipment has become an important step in developing effective mechanical integrity plans in the refining, chemical processing and related industries.

Case histories of amine plant equipment corrosion problems–Part 2

INEOS Oxide GAS/ SPEC Technology Group: Daughtry, J.  |  Teletzke, E.

Past corrosion incidents provide insight into the causes of corrosion and the preventive actions required to protect plant equipment and reduce costly plant downtime.

Construction—The cornerstone of a successful project

ShureLine Construction: Shahani, G.

Construction is essentially a cyclical business.

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.

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