Fire in Pipelines that Feed Jordanian Refinery Extinguished

One of the three major sectors of the oil and gas business, Midstream refers to the transportation and storage of crude oil and natural gas. After production, petroleum products can be transferred by pipeline, rail, truck, oil tanker or barge for further refining and/or...

Pipeline Integrity Management (PIM) is the cradle-to-grave approach of understanding and operating pipelines in a safe, reliable manner. PIM programs are systems managed by pipeline owner-operators that consider all stages of the pipeline life cycle, from conception, to...

Pipelines are metal or plastic tubes of varying sizes used to transport crude oil, refined petroleum products, and natural gas liquids from production areas to refineries and other processing facilities all around the world. Pipelines transport billions of barrels of crude oil...

A Process Safety Incident typically involves an unexpected mechanical integrity failure in a pipeline system or processing facility, often including a fire, explosion, rupture, or hazardous chemical leak. These incidents can be caused by a number factors including

Pembina Pipeline Corporation has received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for its proposed Jordan Cove LNG terminal, making it the first U.S. West Coast natural gas export facility to be approved by FERC.

Attacks on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman left two oil tankers damaged, shipping firms said, driving oil prices up due to concerns about Middle East supplies.

One person was seriously injured in a Midland, Texas, explosion and fire on Thursday involving several storage tanks and a truck used in oilfield operations, according to a hospital spokeswoman and local media reports.

Exxon Mobil Corp does not have a timeline for restarting fuel-producing units at its second-largest U.S. refinery following a fire Wednesday that cut production.

A fire broke out Thursday at Pertamina's 260,000 bpd Balikpapan refinery in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. No casualties were reported.