June 5, 2014- Houston– The US Chemical Safety Board has found a design flaw in the Blow Out Preventer (BOP) mechanism used in the BP Deepwater Horizon rig, that most likely led to the accident that became on of the world’s biggest oil spills in history. The worrying fact is that existing BOPs on existing … Read more
Sep10, 2014 – Bathinda, Punjab, India The recent fire circa 20 June 2014 at the Mittal- HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum Company Limited) refinery in Bathinda, Punjab, India may result in claims of over 100 million dollars, say news reports. The refinery had been insured against accidents, as well as against loss of business due to accidents. … Read more
Sep10,2014-Bremen,Germany– A massive explosion rocked the Bergolin plant in Ritterhude, which is near Bremen in northern part of Germany. The plant is an industrial coatings facility. About 300 firefighters have been reportedly deployed to the site to fight the blaze and rescue victims if any. There were no reported casualties as of now, although one … Read more
A gas pipeline operated by Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL for short) apparently suffered an explosion that reportedly killed as many as 14 people and injured 15.
May01, 2014– The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB for short) today, under the chairmanship of Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso approved a detailed and comprehensive investigation report with critical safety recommendations, concerning the tragic heat exchanger explosion and fire that took seven lives at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes in April 2010. This was done in a … Read more
