Fatalities reported in India refinery fire

A flash fire at Reliance Industries’ Jamnagar refinery has claimed the lives of two workers, while another six remain in hospital. Local police pointed to a gas leak as the cause of the accident, which occurred on Thursday.

The fire erupted at a refining unit under maintenance, according to a Reliance statement, which also said that the company’s fire brigade had managed to put out the fire “swiftly.” Despite the incident, “all operations of the refinery continue to be normal,” the statement continued.

A total of eight people were rushed to Guru Govindsinh hospital with burns. Two people succumbed to their injuries.

Recent Posts

UK allows oil exploration in North Sea wind project zones

The UK's hydrocarbons regulator has awarded 31 new exploration licences in the country's North Sea waters, Reuters reported on Friday Read More

9 hours ago

ExxonMobil closes acquisition of Pioneer, creating Permian powerhouse

ExxonMobil announced the closing of its USD 60-billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources on Friday, a move that solidifies its… Read More

13 hours ago

BP-Eni joint venture Azule Energy enters Namibia’s Orange Basin

BP-Eni joint venture Azule Energy has entered a strategic farm-in agreement with Rhino Resources in Namibia's offshore Orange Basin, the… Read More

15 hours ago

Chariot starts gas drilling campaign in Morocco

Africa-focused energy group Chariot has spudded the RZK-1 exploration well on the Gaufrette prospect at the Loukos Onshore licence in… Read More

19 hours ago

Touchstone acquires Trinidad E&P player Trinity

Touchstone Exploration has acquired Trinidad-focused Trinity Exploration & Production in an all-shares deal, the Canadian upstream player said on Wednesday Read More

1 day ago

ExxonMobil “optimistic and pushing forward” with Mozambique’s Rovuma LNG

ExxonMobil is "optimistic and pushing forward" with the Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique and eyes an FID by the year's… Read More

1 day ago

This website uses cookies.