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Source: Reuters

Embattled Phillips 66 close Oklahoma pipeline after fire, rupture

Oil Price


Less than a month after news that Phillips 66 was discussing the sale of some of its assets, the company has been forced to shut down a section of a natural gas pipeline due to a fire.

The …

Source: Reuters

LyondellBasell fire shows how rapidly refining capacity can shrink

World Oil


(Bloomberg) — The 30-minute fire at LyondellBasell Industries NV’s Houston refinery Tuesday underscored just how quickly U.S. gasoline production can fall at a time when the country is experiencing record-high prices at the pump.

The blaze took out …

Source: Reuters

Fire breaks out at Tehran oil refinery; no reports of casualties

Yahoo News


A huge fire has broken out at an oil refinery in the southern part of the Iranian capital Tehran, Iranian state media reported, saying there were so far no reports of casualties.

Iran’s Tasnim news agency said all …

Equinor Site Remains Shut In Following Drilling Rig Fire in Karnes County

Equinor Site Remains Shut In Following Drilling Rig Fire in Karnes County

From The Houston Chronicle


A natural gas well belonging to the Norwegian oil giant Equinor remains shut in following a weekend fire at one of its drilling sites in Karnes County.

The fire happened at Equinor’s Neller-Runge 1-Runge 2 lease …

Texas County Sues Exxon Over Air Pollution from Petrochemical Fire – Official

Texas County Sues Exxon Over Air Pollution from Petrochemical Fire – Official

From Reuters


Harris County, Texas sued Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday over pollution from a fire a day earlier at the company’s Baytown Olefins Plant, according to an attorney for the county.

The fire was being investigated by federal and …

Source: XOM

Philadelphia Refinery Closing Reverses Two Years of U.S. Capacity Gains

From Reuters


The planned closing of an oil refinery in Philadelphia damaged by a massive fire last month will reverse nearly two years of capacity gains at U.S. refineries, according to a Reuters analysis of government data.

Philadelphia Energy Solutions …

Summer Drive Season More Costly as East Coast Refinery Burns

Summer Drive Season More Costly as East Coast Refinery Burns

From Bloomberg


Blaze contained at PES facility, major New York supplier, refinery is largest such complex in U.S. East Coast region

Gasoline futures jumped the most in three months after an explosion and fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil …