The Wire · Topic
Incident at the world's refineries
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Video: Thick smoke rises near Tehran refinery after tanker fireIran Internationalmatched tehran
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Torrance Refinery Schedules “Flaring”2 publishersmynewsla.com · Patchmatched torrance
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El Paso families seek answers after Marathon refinery leak
A process upset and shutdown at the Marathon refinery in El Paso, Texas, resulted in a release of pollutants that exceeded permitted limits on August 4.
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Imperial reports elevated flaring after Sarnia operating changeQuantum Commodity Intelligencematched sarnia
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One dead and several injured in explosion at Rotterdam port refinery
One person was killed and several were injured in an explosion at the Gunvor Energy Rotterdam refinery on Thursday.
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Smoke at Barmer refinery again: Congress blames ‘haste’ to inaugurate; HPCL says no fire
A hydrocarbon oil spillage occurred in the Crude Distillation Unit at the HRRL Refinery in Barmer, where the emergency response system was activated.
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What is now happening at the viral Moscow refinery whose ‘roof flew off’ in a blast in June? (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,630)
A Russian anti-aircraft missile destroyed a storage tank at the Kapotnya refinery in Moscow in June, and the facility remained completely out of operation through July 27.
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Flames shot into the sky! Explosion and fire at India's IOCL Vadodara refinery
An explosion and fire occurred at the Indian Oil Corporation refinery in Koyali, Vadodara, Gujarat, on August 10.
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Fire breaks out at Rosneft oil refinery in Komsomolsk-on-Amur – photos
Fires broke out at Rosneft's Komsomolsk Refinery in Komsomolsk-on-Amur and at the Orsk Oil Refinery operated by Orsknefteorgsintez PJSC in Orsk, Russia.
2 publishersУкраїнська правда · www1.rumatched komsomolsk, amur -
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Phillips 66 Borger refinery reports flaring after unit upsetQuantum Commodity Intelligencematched borger
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A fire broke out at Rosneft's oil refinery in Khabarovsk Krai
On August 11, a fire broke out at Rosneft's Komsomolsk Oil Refinery in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia.
Українські Національні Новини (УНН)matched khabarovsk -
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Iraq hydrogen compressor fire at Baiji refineryHazardExmatched baiji
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Marathon Galveston Bay, Texas refinery reports leak observed on compressor unitTradingViewmatched galveston
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Fire continues to rage at Haldia Petrochemicals: Railway suspends services amid workers' protest; five shif...28 publishersBhaskar English · ABP Live English · financialexpress.com +25matched haldia
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An oil refinery caught fire in Syzran, Russia, following explosions
A fire broke out at Rosneft's Syzran Oil Refinery in Russia following explosions and a drone attack on August 8.
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Iraq extinguishes refinery fire at Baiji oil complex, state news agency says3 publishersmarketscreener.com · Al Arabiya English · ASHARQ AL-AWSAT Englishmatched baiji
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Pump failures trigger flaring at Delek's Big Spring refineryQuantum Commodity Intelligencematched spring
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This Russian refinery makes the jet fuel for Moscow's warplanes—and Ukraine keeps setting it on fire
Ukrainian drones struck Rosneft's Syzran oil refinery in Samara Oblast and set fires at the facility.
Euromaidan Pressmatched moscow -
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Weekly Recap: Phillips 66 $10B buyback boost and Sweeny refinery flaring
Operations at the Phillips 66 Sweeny refinery suffered two process upsets with prolonged flaring in Units 35 and 26.2.
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Flint Hills reports flaring at Corpus Christi refineryQuantum Commodity Intelligencematched corpus, christi
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Suncor’s Commerce City refinery emits black smoke after maintenance
Suncor Energy’s Commerce City refinery emitted black smoke after workers restarted parts of the facility following routine maintenance.
3 publishersThe Denver Post · Denver7 · Quantum Commodity Intelligencematched commerce -
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Fire at fuel depot outside Erbil stops operations at a refineryDevdiscoursematched erbil
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Orlen says Plock flaring follows maintenanceQuantum Commodity Intelligencematched plock
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Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) Restarts Geelong Petrol Unit After Refinery Fire—Can Retail Growth Offset the Operational Shock?
Viva Energy restarted the residue catalytic cracking unit at its Geelong refinery following an April 2026 fire.
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Massive Fire Erupts In Bengal's Haldia Refinery, Several Workers Injured9 publishersTimes Now · Daily Beirut · news18.com +6matched haldia
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No injuries in fire at building near Cenovus Toledo RefineryWTOLmatched toledo
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Pemex extinguishes fire at Salamanca refinery after floodingQuantum Commodity Intelligencematched salamanca
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3 injuries reported after fire at Monroe Energy refinery in Trainer, Delaware County5 publishers6abc Philadelphia · Reuters · CBS News +2matched trainer
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Fire at Sonatrach's Arzew Refinery Packaging Unit Contained Without Disrupting Production
On July 9, firefighters extinguished a fire at the finished product packaging unit of Sonatrach's Arzew Refinery in Algeria without disrupting primary refining operations or causing injuries.
2 publishersChemAnalyst · ChemNetmatched arzew -
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Details emerge of Chalmette refinery blast that shook surrounding area
A May 8 explosion and fire occurred at the Chalmette Refining complex after a reactor lost containment and liquid hydrocarbons ignited.
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Weeklong Flaring of Gases Begins Monday at Torrance Refinery.
Authorities announced on Monday that the Torrance Refining Company planned to burn off gases during a weeklong flaring event starting Monday morning.
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Drones spark fire near storage tanks at Russia's Afipsky oil plant
A fire broke out near the reservoir park at the Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, following an overnight drone attack.
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Fire under control at Marathon’s Catlettsburg refinery
A fire was brought under control at Marathon's Catlettsburg refinery on Saturday night with no injuries reported.
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Explosion at Pemex refinery in Salina Cruz leaves three workers injuredBIC Magazinematched salina, cruz
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Ardmore sent medical help to refinery fire scene
A fire at the Valero refinery in Ardmore, Oklahoma, sent five people to the hospital on Monday night.
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Major LPG leak at Fawley Refinery leads to £1m fine for Esso4 publishersenvirotech-online.com · portsmouth.co.uk · Envirotech Online +1matched fawley
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Smoke and large flare coming from Mandan refinery2 publisherskfyrtv.com · KFYR-TVmatched mandan
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Refinery water leak now contained after Burnaby residents were asked to avoid local park5 publishersCBC · Freshet News · CityNews Vancouver +2matched burnaby
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Viva’s Geelong refinery nears full production after fire2 publishersThe Australian · The Motley Fool Australiamatched geelong
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Viva Energy restarting major unit at Geelong refinery following April fireOil & Gas Journalmatched geelong
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Blast reported at Antipinsky refinery in Tyumen2 publishersLatest news from Azerbaijan · TVP Worldmatched antipinsky
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Daughter of Ardmore refinery fire victim speaks outKTENmatched ardmore
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Fire extinguished at utility unit in Marathon's Galveston Bay refineryQuantum Commodity Intelligencematched galveston
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Viva Energy restarts Geelong Refinery after April firePetroleum Australiamatched geelong
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Esmeraldas Refinery in Ecuador Advances Recovery Following FireIndustrial Info Resourcesmatched esmeraldas
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Fire at Baku oil refinery extinguished after process unit releaseHazardExmatched baku
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Cenovus responding to refinery issue causing increased flaring and smoke in Lima2 publishersHometown Stations · wowo.commatched lima
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Russia reports smoke near Baltimor military airbase and explosion near oil refinery in Tuapse after overnight2 publishersУкраїнська правда · UNITED24 Mediamatched tuapse
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Fire at HF Sinclair refinery: Tulsa Fire Department assistance not needed, spokesman saysTulsa Worldmatched tulsa
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Esso £1M Fawley refinery gas leak: integrity lessons for process engineersGeomechanics.iomatched fawley
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CITGO refinery pump fire quickly contained at Corpus Christi East Plant3 publisherskiiitv.com · TradingView · Quantum Commodity Intelligencematched corpus, christi
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South Bay History: Explosion and fire at Union Oil tank farm in Wilmington lit up the skies in 1951Daily Breezematched wilmington
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Esso fined £1m over collapse and harmful gas leak at Fawley refineryDaily Echomatched fawley
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Explosion at South Pars Refinery Injures Three WorkersIranWirematched pars
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Unplanned flaring at Torrance Refining Company prompts firefighter response2 publishersKTLA · TradingViewmatched torrance
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Residents warned as smoke expected at Fawley refineryDaily Echomatched fawley
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