‘Burnt beyond recognition’: 100 feared dead following explosion at Nigeria oil refinery
More than 100 are feared to have been killed, with victims “burnt beyond recognition”, following an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria.
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One dead, six injured after oil tanker explodes off Hong Kong
One person has been killed and several six others have been injured after an oil tanker exploded in the Taiwan Strait.
UAE blames new blast on gas explosion as US warns citizens
The United Arab Emirates said an exploding gas cylinder was responsible for a blast that rocked the capital overnight, as the US issued another warning to its citizens to remain vigilant following a series of attacks on the Gulf country.
Crucial Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline knocked out by explosion sending oil prices higher
A key crude pipeline from Iraq to a Turkish port on the Mediterranean Sea was knocked out by an explosion on Tuesday, adding pressure to already tight oil markets and sending prices higher with oil extended gains in Asia from the highest close since 2014.
Two workers taken to hospital after ‘explosion’ at Aberdeenshire oilfield services firm
Two people have been taken to hospital following an explosion at an Aberdeenshire oil services firm.
Pictures: Pemex CEO visits fire-ravaged Gulf of Mexico platform
The chief executive of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has made a visit to an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico where a fatal explosion and fire broke out over the weekend.
Updated: Five dead and six injured following Gulf of Mexico platform explosion
Five people have been killed and several others are injured or missing following an explosion at a Pemex oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Explosion at Pertamina’s Balongan refinery
Indonesia’s biggest oil refinery, operated by national oil company Pertamina, experienced a huge explosion Monday morning, according to local media reports
Lagos pipeline explosions kills 15
An explosion involving a Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) pipeline in Lagos State has led to the deaths of at least 15 people.
Updated: One worker in ‘serious’ condition after Equinor platform blast
One worker is in a serious condition after an explosion that injured two on board Equinor's Heimdal platform in the North Sea.
One dead and 15 injured after tanker explosion at Turkish port – reports
An explosion from a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker at a Turkish port has left one Italian crew member dead and 15 others injured, according to news reports.
UK backs White House assessment blaming Iran for oil tanker ‘attacks’
Britain is currently backing the US in its assessment that Iran is responsible for suspected attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, the Foreign Secretary has said.
KMCO lays off 35 after deadly explosion at plant outside Houston
KMCO is terminating 35 employees at its specialty chemicals plant in Crosby more than a month after a deadly explosion killed one and injured several others.
Dozens missing after pipeline explodes in Nigeria
More than 50 people are missing after a leaking oil pipeline exploded and caused a stampede in southern Nigeria, local officials say.
Surge of drilling fluid led to fatal rig explosion, say investigators
Alarms failed to trigger when more than 100 barrels of drilling fluid ignited and killed five people, according to investigators.
Five missing after has explosion at Oklahoma drilling site, report says
Five workers are missing following a gas explosion at a drilling site in Oklahoma, according to a news report.
Several killed Ghana petrol station explosion
Several people have been killed in a tanker explosion at a petrol station in Ghana.
Gas pipeline explosion kills 5, injures 89
A gas pipeline explosion has killed five and injured 89 in northeastern China.
Ghana’s only refinery shut after explosion
Ghana's only oil refinery is shut after an explosion turned a €5.8miilion furnace into scrap.
At least two dead in BASF chemical plant blast
At least two people have died after an explosion at a chemical plant in Germany.
In Pictures: Oil refinery explodes in eastern China
An oil refinery exploded in eastern China.
Second blast hits Chevron assets in Nigeria
An explosion has rocked a Chevron oil pipeline in Nigeria's Delta region.
Two workers dead, another injured in Texas pipeline explosion
Two workers have been killed while another has been injured after a high-pressure release from a pipeline in South Texas.
One dead, six injured after oil site blast in Gabon
One person has been killed and six other injured in an explosion at an oil site in Gabon, according to Sinopec.
Libya oil pipeline hit by explosion
Libya’s National Oil Corp said a major oil pipeline was hit by an explosion.