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Blast Rocks South African Oil Refinery, 7 Injured

DURBAN — An explosion rocked South Africa’s second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban on Friday injuring seven people, local emergency services said. Engen, which operates the plant and is majority owned by Malaysia’s Petronas, said a fire broke out at …

Philadelphia Energy Solutions Seeks to Shutter Oil Refinery

Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) will seek to permanently shut its oil refinery in the city after a massive fire caused substantial damage to the complex, the mayor confirmed on Tuesday after two sources told Reuters about the plans. A Philadelphia …

Worker Hurt in Rupture at Tennessee Refinery Dies

An oil refinery worker exposed to propane and acid at a Valero plant in Memphis, Tenn., died on Monday, officials said. He was the second person to die this year from an on-the-job injury. A worker died from injuries in …

Death Toll Rises to 41 in Venezuela Refinery Blast

The death toll has risen to 41 after an explosion tore through Venezuela’s biggest oil refinery and ignited still burning fires. Hospital officials in the western city of Maracaibo said on Sunday that a soldier and a member of the …