Petroleum Council welcomes action on rail car safety
Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, has welcomed suggestions that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration …
View PositionConsultation on Consolidation of Petroleum Legislation
The Health and Safety Executive has launched a consultation to seek out opinions about its proposals to consolidate and modernise …
View PositionCSB calls for overhaul of California’s refinery regulations
The US Chemical Safety Board has published a draft report proposing major changes to the way refineries are regulated in …
View PositionVideo guide to safe systems of work
Safe Systems of Work play a key role in the provision of operational safety within any high hazard site. Given …
View PositionIndian oil and gas sector considering safety regulator
The Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is considering creating a regulator to oversee health, safety and environment practices …
View PositionCrude oil fire in Eastern Siberia
A fire broke out at an oil reserve in the Irkutsk region’s Angarsk on August 21st, forcing the evacuation of …
View PositionEI guidance on risk assessment and tertiary containment systems
The Energy Institute has published new guidance on risk assessment and conceptual design of tertiary containment systems for bulk storage …
View PositionUS county carries out oil explosion safety exercise
Dunn County, in the US state of Wisconsin, played host on Saturday to a simulated full-scale oil explosion safety exercise. …
View PositionDeath toll rises in Canada train derailment
The death toll has risen to five with 40 people still missing after a runaway train containing crude oil exploded …
View PositionPetrochemical train bursts into flames in Quebec
A driverless train pulling over 70 tankers of crude oil derailed and burst into flames in a Canadian town on …
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