by Dale | Jul 22, 2020 | Fire and Safety, Petroleum Industry
Hindustantimes.com has reported that a damaged gas well that has been spewing an uncontrolled release of gas for over 56 days has exploded, injuring three foreign experts. This explosion is the result of a blowout at Oil India Limited’s gas well number 5, which...
by Dale | Jul 20, 2020 | Power Plant
Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday that an explosion at a power plant in the central Iranian province of Isfahan. The news agency reported the explosion was triggered by faulty equipment. No casualties were reported. The managing director of...
by Dale | Jul 14, 2020 | Petroleum Industry
In an effort to meet the rising domestic fuel demands as well as export market, India’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said during a webinar on June 16th 2020 that they plan to double the oil refining capacity to 450-500 million tonnes in the next 10 years....
by Dale | Jul 13, 2020 | Fire and Safety, Utility Industry
California’s largest utility company, Pacific Gas and Electric, has put over $5 billion dollars and over 20 percent of its stock into a trust for the victims of wildfires and other incidents caused by their utility equipment. They’ve also restructured...
by Dale | Jul 9, 2020 | Fire and Safety, Power Plant
The government-ran NLC Power Plant located in the state of Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district in southern India has suffered a massive blast. It is reported the blast is the second deadliest boiler explosion within the last two months. The incident is reported to...
