Tesoro Explosion: Tesoro's Anacortes Refinery Fire on April 2nd Left 4 Dead and 4 Injured In the early hours of Friday April 2nd, an explosion rocked the Anacortes Refinery in Washington state and has left four...
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China News just announced that it is building some rather large refineries in Niger and Chad for its Oil exploitation there who's rights it acquired earlier this year. This can only mean more trouble for the...
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Saint John, the city to keep alive the ugly infrastructure in the Northeast for electricity. They want to turn the ice-free port into an energy hub for oil, gas, nuclear. The funding about $16bn. The population...
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UPDATE: 9:42PM ESTSeven people were injured in the collapse, but it is still not known what caused it." The owner of the crane, Deep South Crane & Rigging, says it's already investigating. It's hoped that...
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"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State oil and gas company PT Pertamina is looking into the possibility of cooperating with a Kuwaiti investor to build an oil refinery to better ensure domestic fuel oil supplies. "We...
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"TEXAS CITY — An appeals court ruled Wednesday that the U.S. government violated the rights of victims in the explosions at the BP America refinery in Texas City because the government reached a plea bargain with BP without consulting the victims."
As fuel costs soar protesters gathered and roads were blocked in this public outcryagainst tax on gas. The rising prices have effected everyone.In 2000 protests at this same refinary casused several gas stations to run out of gas and sparked public panic. Then several grocery...
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The strike is over for the workers at the Grangemouth oil refinery in central Scotland. They returned to work today after a 48-hour strike that forced the closure of a major North Sea pipeline system."UNITE,...
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"UNION bosses were last night planning fresh strike action at the Grangemouth refinery after negotiations stalled again. A second crippling stoppage could now take place in as little as seven days - shutting the refinery for a month. Members of the Unite union held a mass...
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About 10 days worth of oil has been called in to make up for shortages caused by the two-day oil refinery strike in Grangemouth, Scotland. Staff are expected to return to work Tuesday morning."Extra fuel supplies...
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People in Scotland are scrambling to tank up fuel after 1200 staff working at Grangemouth Oil refinery went on strike in a long standing pension row. Garages have already started rationing and even increased prices amidst the fear of shortages. In the meantime...
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A pipeline that carries nearly half of Britain's oil is gradually being shut down today ahead of a possible strike over pensions that has already closed a major refinery and started some panic fuel buying.The...
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There is going to be a significant disruption to the fuel supply in the UK over the next few days, as a two-day strike at Scotland's biggest oil refinery is set to go ahead."Plans to haul fuel by road from locations in England and Wales to Scotlandwill be put in place today...
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"An Illinois man was arrested for allegedly stealing from a Morgan Hill fast food restaurant. But it wasn't money or even burgers. Police say he stole used cooking oil. David Richardson, 49, allegedly siphoned...
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