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Russia's Saratov oil refinery suspends operations after drone attacks

Rosneft-owned oil refinery in the southern Russian city of Saratov has suspended fuel production for safety reasons after Ukrainian drone attacks on Tuesday, industry sources said, expecting the plant to resume operations in a day or two.

Fire at Iran's Marun Petrochemical Refinery contained, says IRNA

A fire at the waste warehouse of the Marun Petrochemical Refinery in southwest Iran on Tuesday has been put out, IRNA news agency reported, adding that six people suffered minor injuries from the incident.

Ukrainian drone strikes trigger fires at major oil and gas facilities in Russia

Ukraine struck energy facilities in southern Russia with dozens of drones launched on Monday, triggering fires at a major oil refinery and gas processing plant and disrupting flights from the Volga to the Caucasus Mountains, Russian and Ukrainian officials said.

New DuPont™ Tychem® 6000 SFR lightweight coverall provides dual hazard protection

DuPont has launched DuPont™ Tychem® 6000 SFR—a lightweight hooded garment designed to help protect people working in challenging environments against multiple chemical and flash-fire hazards.

CVR Energy says fire extinguished at Coffeyville, Kansas (U.S.) refinery

CVR Energy said a fire that broke out in the naphtha hydrotreater unit at a Coffeyville, Kansas refinery operated by a subsidiary has been extinguished.

Crude unit at Tupras's Izmir oil refinery expected to restart mid-December

A 151,000-bpd crude unit at the Izmir oil refinery operated by Turkey's Tupras is tentatively expected to restart in mid-December after a fire on Nov. 25.

Mexican firefighters extinguish second fire in one week at Pemex refinery

A fire at a refinery belonging to Mexican state oil producer Pemex has been extinguished, the firm and authorities said on Thursday, noting that no one had been reported injured.

Fire at Indian Oil Corp's Mathura refinery injures eight

At least eight people were injured in a fire at the Indian Oil Corp's 8-metric MMtpy refinery in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, late Tuesday.

Indian Oil Corp says Gujarat refinery operations normal after benzene tank fire

Indian Oil Corp.'s Gujarat refinery operations were unaffected after a benzene storage tank caught fire on Monday.

Fire at Tupras oil refinery in Turkey wounds 12

A fire at the site of Turkey's top oil refiner Tupras during work on a compressor lightly injured 12 people in the country's northwest. The fire was under control and the unit was deactivated.