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Libya’s Largest Oilfield Fire Causes 30,000 b/d Loss
The Sarir oilfield, Libya’s largest oilfield with proven reserves of 4.8 billion barrels, has lost around 30,000 barrels per day (b/d) due to a power generator fire, the National Oil Company (NOC) revealed. NOC ...
Iran Contains Oil Pipeline Fire
A fire broke out at an oil pipeline in Southwest Iran after an accident occurred on May 6, yet the fire was controlled successfully, Reuters reported citing Tasnim news agency. The fire happened when a construction lo...
El Molla Orders Inquiry into ASL 35 Fire
Minister of Petroleum Tarek El Molla has ordered an inquiry into the causes of a fire that broke out at Mediterra’s ASL 35 development well, Egypt Oil & Gas reports. The fire broke out in an auger due to sud...
El Molla Meets with Company Heads to Discuss Naphtha Tank Fire
Minister of Petroleum Tarek El Molla met with the head of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), Abed Ezz El Regal, and the head of the Alexandria Petroleum Company (APC), Medhat Bahgat, to discuss a recen...
Fire at Saudi Petrochemical Plant Kills 1, Injures 11
A fire at a petrochemical plant owned by the Saudi National Petrochemical Industrial Company (NATPET) in the Yanbu province on the Red Sea has killed one worker and injured 11 more, a spokesperson told Al-Ekhbariya TV...
Ain Sokhna Pipeline Fire Kills 3
Three workers have died after a fire broke out in a natural gas pipeline at Ain Sokhna on March 31st, Al Ahram Newspaper reported. The accident occurred after a loader collided with the natural gas pipeline, which lie...
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...
Fire Breaks out at SOPC’s Mazut Coking Complexes
Fire has broken out at the mazut coking complexes in the Suez Oil Processing Company (SOPC), due a mazut trafficking attempt. The fire was quickly controlled, in less than 15 minutes, using the company’s fire ex...
