Pemex's Deer Park refinery reduces operations following fatal accident
The Deer Park refinery of the Mexican national oil company Pemex, near Houston, will be operating at a reduced level this weekend following a deadly leak two days ago. The state-owned oil company added that it continues to investigate the cause of last Thursday's hydrogen sulfide…
Robotics: Autobots Transform in the Offshore Energy Sector
Robots and robotics have slowly been entering our lives, in various shapes and forms (and fictional characters), from self-driving household vacuum cleaners to highly automated manufacturing systems. Now they’re heading for the offshore world – in just as many shapes and forms.There could be a lot to gain from robotics…
Oil India's Baghjan Well Catches Fire
An ongoing gas leak at state-run oil and gas explorer Oil India Ltd's Baghjan well in the eastern India state of Assam caught fire on Tuesday, the company said in a statement.Oil India suspended operations at the well in its Baghjan oilfield on May 27 after an uncontrolled gas emission, which has since been ongoing.
Aasta Hansteen Field Shut after Gas Leak
Production at Equinor's Aasta Hansteen gas field remained shut on Tuesday after a gas leak the previous day."We are focusing on finding the cause of the leakage and prepare for repairing.
Gas leak at Hydropower Plant Kills Three
Three people died and four were injured in an incident on Thursday caused by a gas leak in Bosnia's Una Kostela hydropower plant, police and the plant's operator EPBiH said."It was confirmed that there was a gas leak inside the facility," a regional interior ministry spokesman…
Methanol Plant at Libyan Port Shut after Accidental Blast
A methanol plant in the Libyan oil port of Brega has stopped operations after an accidental explosion caused by a gas leak, an official said on Tuesday. The plant will remain shut until safe operations can be guaranteed, but it was not clear how long this would take, said Issa Mukhtar, an official at Sirte Oil Company which runs the plant.
Police Investigate 2016 Hydrogen Leak at Statoil Refinery
Norwegian police have launched an investigation into a hydrogen gas leak at Statoil's Mongstad refinery in October 2016, the company said on Friday. Statoil temporarily shut and evacuated its main refinery on Norway's west coast when a rusted pipe socket ruptured. The firm's own…
Asian LNG Spot Prices Jump after European Gas Outages
Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot prices jumped this week in reaction to volatile price spikes on European gas markets and ongoing demand from the region's major consumers. Spot prices for January delivery hit $10.50 per mmBtu, 40 cents above last week, with February prices seeing similar levels.
Statoil Works to Restart Troll A Gas Platform
Norway's Statoil is working on start-up procedures to restore gas production from its Troll A platform in the North Sea, which was shut on Tuesday following a power outage and a related gas leak, the firm said on Wednesday. Tuesday's Troll A closure landed another blow to Britain's gas supplies that…
Ineos Confirms 'Incident' at its Grangemouth Refinery
Energy firm Ineos said an incident had occurred at its Grangemouth refinery on Tuesday, with emergency services heading to the scene and a local lawmaker advising members of the public to stay indoors. "INEOS can confirm that an incident has occurred at its Grangemouth site," INEOS Grangemouth said in a tweet.
Statoil: Unclear Whether Common Pattern to Spate of Offshore Incidents
** Nylund says: "We have had many incidents in one short period of time. We don't like that and we take it seriously. ** "We are digging into those incidents. It is serious. We are investigating each and everyone. ** Asked whether Statoil had identified a pattern, Nylund said: "No, that is too early to say.
Statoil Shuts Down Mongstad Oil Refinery's Gasoline Production Due Gas Leak
Statoil has shut down the production of gasoline at its Mongstad refinery on Norway's west coast following a hydrogen gas leak on Tuesday, the company said. "We evacuated 600 people from the facility just after 1pm (1100 GMT)," said a company spokesman. It was too early to say…
Statoil Restarts Gullfaks A after Gas Leak
Statoil said on Monday production at its Gullfaks A oil and gas platform offshore Norway had restarted late on Sunday after the platform had been shut due to a gas leak. The incident at Gullfaks was the third incident Statoil experienced over the weekend. Earlier on Sunday, the…
Norway Oil Workers Worry about Safety
Norway's oil workers said on Monday three unrelated incidents at Statoil-operated oil and gas fields over the weekend could be a sign that cost cutting in the industry is compromising safety. On Saturday, Statoil experienced a problem with well pressure on a North Sea drilling rig at the Troll gas field.
Gas Leak Occurs at Guneshli Oil Field
A large gas leak occurred at Azerbaijan's Guneshli oil field during maintenance on Monday, state energy company SOCAR said on Monday. SOCAR said earlier a fire had broken out at the well on one of the Guneshli oil platforms, which belongs to the company. "According to more accurate information…
Norwegian Gas Plant Leak Could Have Caused Fatalities
A gas leak at Norway's Kaarstoe gas processing plant in January could have ignited and caused fatalities, the country's oil safety watchdog said on Thursday. About 22 metric tonnes of gas leaked during nine and half hours on Jan. 7 at Norway's second-largest gas processing plant…
Pemex: 500 People Evacuated for Gas Leak, No Injuries
Mexcan state oil company Pemex said around 500 people had been temporarily evacuated near the city of Salamanca in central Mexico due to a gas leak caused by an illegal pipeline tap, though no injuries were reported. The valves on the affected stretch were closed on the Valtierrilla-Abasolo pipeline as workers sought to disperse the gas cloud…
Chevron: Gorgon LNG Export Plant Still Suspended After Leak
Production remains suspended at Chevron Corp's $54 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) Gorgon export facility in Australia following a gas leak nearly two weeks ago, a company spokesman said. "Production at the Gorgon LNG plant site has been temporarily suspended while the company undertakes some minor repair and maintenance work…
NNPC Closes Pipeline Valve in Nigeria Delta After Gas Leak
Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC managed to close a valve in a pipeline in the Niger Delta after a gas leak following an explosion, a community leader said on Thursday. Militant group Niger Delta Avengers has claimed it blew up the pipeline. "At around 4 a.m. we heard the loud noise of an explosion…
Australia State Bans Underground Coal Gas Drilling
Australia's Queensland state on Monday banned underground coal gasification, a controversial process used to convert coal into gas. Unlike fracking, which involves pumping fluid into coal seams to cause fractures, the method by which unearthed coal, known as underground coal gasification…
