Explosion at PEMEX-Three fatalities and several injuries

Pemex Veracruz Mexico Explosion

April 21, 2016- A massive explosion and toxic vapor cloud were reported from the site of a petrochemicals manufacturing plant which is part of PEMEX in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico.  The plant is part of Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo, or PMV, a vinyl petrochemical plant that is a joint venture between Pemex’s petrochemical unit and a … Read more

CSB releases new video of the Tesoro Anacortes Refinery Accident

The US Chemical Safety Board has released a video that goes into the root causes of Tesoro’s Anacortes refinery fatal accident, which took place in April 2010. The disaster occurred when a nearly 40 year old heat exchanger ruptured violently during startup of the refinery’s naphta hydrotreater unit. Watch the video below that shows what … Read more

Risk Assessment & Hazard Analysis Techniques in the Process Industry

April 24, 2013 Miami FL– Todays informative post in the Industrial Plant Safety blog will give you an idea about Risk Assessment in industry, especially the process industry. The Process Industry  covers a large range of industrial sectors such as  Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Oil and Gas, Fertilizers, Pulp and Paper, Food & Beverages, Pharmaceutical manufacturing and … Read more

Petroleum Tank Farm Fire at Indian Oil Corporation’s Surat facility

 Jan 07, 2013, Surat, India– A major fire was reported yesterday at one of Indian Oil Corporation’s  tank farm at Surat, in the state of Gujarat in India. Apparently there have been two fatalities and some missing persons as well. The fire has been brought into control as per the latest reports. It raged for … Read more