Explosion | Egypt Oil & Gas
Gas Pipeline Explodes in Iran
A gas pipeline has exploded in Southwest Iran on March 14, Zawya reported citing the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA). “Gas leakage from a pipeline that linked the gas network from Mahshahr city to Ahvaz city...
Libyan Refinery Hit by Explosion
Libya’s Marsa El-Brega refinery was hit by an explosion and fire during the early hours of March 10th after a gas leak at its methanol plant, Platts reported. Firefighters put out the fire, however damage extent and i...
Nigeria’s NLNG to Resume Industrial Gas Supply
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Ltd. said it is rectifying the pipelines which exploded in February in Rivers, to ensure resumption of industrial gas supply within mid-March, The Guardian reported. According ... Ghana’s Tema Refinery Shut Down after Explosion
Ghana’s Tema Oil Refinery, the only refinery in the country, has shut down after an explosion at a newly installed $6.21m crude oil heating unit, Reuters reported. The explosion at the Crude Distillation Unit (C... Fuel Tanker Exploded in South Africa
South Africa’s Tshwane emergency services said that a fully-loaded tanker, with 55,000 liters of petrol, exploded and emitted a huge fireball into the air at the Watlou depot in Silverton, News 24 reported. Total Sout...
Nigeria’s Oil Firm Shuts Off Gas Pipeline After Attack
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced it had shut off a pipeline valve attacked by Niger Delta Avengers in Oruk Anam Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. The Nigerian state oil firm said the ...
BP to Pay $20b in Environmental Damage Over 2010 Oil Spill
In the largest environmental settlement in the US history, oil and gas giant BP will pay over $20b to the American government over damages caused by an rig explosion and oil spill on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexi... Yemen Refinery Pipelines Hit by Roadside Bomb
Yemeni oil pipelines connecting storage tanks at the southern port of Aden and the city’s 150,000b/d refinery were hit by an explosion caused by a roadside bomb on January 15th, reported Trade Arabia. The blast ...
