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 Position

Consultation 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 Position

CSB 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 Position

Video 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 Position

Indian 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 Position

Crude 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 Position

EI 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 Position

US 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 Position

Death 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 Position

Petrochemical 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 …

View Position