Safety
Oil tanker carrying naphtha explodes at southern China port
An oil tanker carrying 3,400 tons of naphtha exploded during discharge at a southern Chinese port.
DNV GL’s Synergi Plant software becomes a one-stop shop for plant integrity managers
The new Synergi Plant release from DNV GL marks the first time that one plant integrity management software solution provides the three most important methodologies in one cloud-based solution.
Two workers die in fire at Saudi Aramco plant
Saudi Aramco said on Thursday that two workers died of injuries sustained in a fire that broke out at its Wasea crude oil plant in central Saudi Arabia.
Dräger mobile showroom is ready to hit the road
Dräger-branded trailer is filled with products, acts as a traveling oil & gas tradeshow along Gulf of Mexico coastline.
BASF to gradually resume chemical production after accident
BASF said it would gradually restart production at key petrochemical sites at its Ludwigshafen headquarters after a fire and explosion had forced it to close them.
Dakota Access construction equipment set ablaze in Iowa
Construction equipment for Dakota Access’ oil pipeline suffered about $2 MM in damage in an intentionally set fire over the weekend in Iowa.
Several injured, some missing after explosion at BASF German chemical plant
At least two people died and six were severely injured in an explosion and fire at chemicals maker BASF's biggest production site in Germany.
Rockwell Automation launches new industrial security appliance
The Allen-Bradley Stratix 5950 security appliance from Rockwell Automation incorporates new security technologies to help protect plant-floor systems.
AFPM criticizes activists for dangerous protests that shut down pipelines
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) criticized activists who broke into pipeline facilities near the Canadian border and elsewhere to manually close pipeline valves.
Activists disrupt key Canada-US oil pipelines
Climate-change activists disrupted the flow of millions of barrels of crude from Canada to the US in rare, coordinated action that targeted several key pipelines simultaneously.

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