U.S. Refiners, Chemical Makers Pare Insurance Coverage as Accidents Boost Costs January 31, 2020 By Laura Sanicola U.S. refineries and petrochemical plants are cutting back on insurance because several years of severe accidents have driven up the...
These Houston Residents Dream of Moving to Where the Air is Clear January 3, 2020 By Loren Elliott HOUSTON — On the east side of Houston, the white plumes of the Texas oil and chemical refineries are a...
Blast at Texas Chemical Plant Injures Three, Shuts Waterway November 27, 2019 By Kriti Gupta An explosion at a chemical plant near Texas’ Gulf Coast injured three people early Wednesday and led to the shutdown...
Earthquake Probed As Possible Cause of California Fuel Fire October 17, 2019 CROCKETT, Calif. — Officials were trying to determine Wednesday if a 4.5 magnitude earthquake triggered an explosion at a fuel...
Drones Do Deadly Work So You Don’t Have To July 26, 2019 By Jack Pitcher Here’s a job any worker would be happy to pass off to a drone: Imagine crawling down a ladder into...
Barry to Unleash Life-Threatening Floods in Louisiana July 15, 2019 By Sheela Tobben Barry weakened to a tropical depression but was set to cause more life-threatening floods through Monday on its march northward....
U.S. Refiners in Path of Storm Barry to Keep Running July 12, 2019 By Erwin Seba and Scott DiSavino HOUSTON/NEW YORK — Most U.S. refiners whose plants are in the path of Tropical Storm Barry took steps on Friday...
Tropical Storm Barry in Gulf of Mexico Barrels Toward Louisiana July 11, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico and could strike Louisiana as a hurricane Saturday, causing almost $1...
Unceasing Midwest Rains Add to Wettest 12 Months Ever for U.S. May 24, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan The rain across the Midwest and Great Plains that’s closed refineries, flooded streets and snarled Mississippi River traffic shows no...
Trading Houses Caught in Crossfire of Russian Oil Contamination May 8, 2019 MOSCOW/LONDON — Trading houses Vitol, Glencore and Trafigura are caught in the crossfire between Russian oil producers and Western buyers,...