Today's headlines: Explosion and fire at Chalmette refinery
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On Friday, a massive explosion at the Chalmette Refining facility caused a fire and smoke plume.
A fire broke out at a oil refinery in Chalmette, Louisiana, on Friday, May 8, prompting local authorities to temporarily close area roads. Video filmed by Eric Colopy shows dark smoke billowing from
A heater on a reformer at PBF Energy's 190,000 barrel-per-day Chalmette, Louisiana refinery exploded on Friday, setting off a fire, said two people familiar with plant operations.
The incident happened around 1 p.m. on Friday. St. Bernard Parish officials said the fire was put out quickly.
Contra Costa Health said on X that its HazMat team was in the field doing air monitoring near the Martinez Refining Company to assess any potential public‑health impacts and confirmed the fire had been put out,
Ukraine's General Staff revealed which targets were struck Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Russia’s Perm region, triggering a fire at the facility located more than 1,
The energy company that operates the Geelong oil refinery which went up in flames last month has issued a major update on its repairs.
Viva Energy has conceded domestic fuel production will be constrained until June after it said repairs from a major refinery fire last month would take another six weeks, tightening supplies as global markets are rattled by conflict in the Middle East.