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A recent fire at ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge refinery in Louisiana has led to the United Steelworkers (USW) stating personal safety is an issue in the industry. The blaze, which injured one staff memb...

Gas explosions at refineries can often be caused by human error, it has been suggested. Contractor Kris Hanson told KUOW that personal safety is most at risk during start-up and shutdown operations...

When handling combustible liquids or powders, operators are faced with an invisible, often underrated risk: electrostatic discharges, a potential source of sparks that can ignite explosive atmosphe...

The popular Multi-Spectrum Infrared (MSIR) FL4000H Flame Detector from General Monitors (USA) now features a new housing for easy installation that simplifies wiring and other set-up tasks. The FL...

The personal safety of a number of Transocean employees is in question after a fire occured at one of the company's semisubmersible drilling rigs in the US Gulf of Mexico. In a statement, the organ...

Transocean has offered its condolences to the families of people who are presumed dead following a fire and subsequent explosion at one of the company's semisubmersible operations. The company said...

A large-scale response operation has been started by oil giant BP following the fire and subsequent sinking of a Transocean rig. Located in the Gulf of Mexico, the platform caught ablaze earlier th...

The DGTec-ex, from Detector Oy (Finland) is a new generation of digital gas detector for explosive atmospheres (zone 0, 1 and 2). The detector is fitted with an electro-chemical sensor. It is desig...

Unlike other oil and gas production companies who subcontract condition monitoring Marathon Oil is committed to undertaking this highly valuable work in house. Reliability Offshore Supervisor Lee...

BP has announced it is gaining momentum on offshore oil recovery efforts being provided for the Transocean facility in the Gulf of Mexico. Personal safety is being described as the main objective o...