Caribbean Petroleum Corporation Tank Explosion in Puerto Rico

Nov 18 Update:  Cause of the accident found out- please click here for the detailed story. This week seems to be the season of refinery accidents. After the Tesoro refinery fire, now we have another one, this time in Puerto Rico. Oct 25, 2009-  A large fire that reportedly broke out in the Caribbean Petroleum … Read more

Fire in Total facility at Port Arthur-no injuries

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — A fire has been reported at the Total Petrochemicals facility in Port Arthur, Texas. Fortunately no injuries have been reported. Company spokeswoman Pat Avery says the fire  involved a heavy oil line between a crude unit and a tank farm. She says company firefighters had contained the blaze, which was “95 … Read more

Major fire at North Star Foods plant forces evacuations

A major fire broke out at the North Star Foods plant in St.Charles, Minn on Friday, April 17, 2009, forcing the evacuation of nearly 3000 residents, reports the Winona Daily News.  A huge fire at the meat processing plant with a towering plume of black smoke, visible nearly 10  miles away, caused panic in the … Read more

Cost of NOT preventing corrosion in a gas pipeline – $ 4 billion!

On June 3, 2008, there was a large explosion in a natural gas processing station on Varanus island near Western Australia. The investigation report that was released last week, points to poor maintenance as being the leading cause of the accident. It seems that the company that maintained the pipeline and associated infrastructure neglected maintenance … Read more