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Bridges column: Texas City and the worst industrial accident in U.S. history
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIt started out as a typical spring day for the busy port of Texas City in 1947. It was a growing...
Explosion at Wynnewood refinery injures at least two people Tuesday
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWYNNEWOOD — An explosion at a refinery in Wynnewood sent two people to a hospital early Tuesday,...
Man dies after third-degree burns from explosion, fire at Wynnewood refinery
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA refinery employee injured after a fire in Wynnewood last Tuesday has died, according to his...
Fatal blaze at Texas refinery to result in lawsuits against Marathon
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoAttorneys representing the family of a worker who was killed in a fire at a Texas City, Texas,...
Texas sues Shell over Houston-area chemical fire in May
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe lawsuit seeks $1 million in damages, claiming the three-day blaze at Shell’s Deer Park facility...
Valero says no injuries in Corpus Christi refinery fire
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNo injuries were reported after a fire on Thursday morning at Valero Energy Corp's Corpus Christi,...
Fire breaks out at Marathon refinery in Texas; 1 worker dead
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery near Houston on Monday caused visible flames and left at least one worker dead, the company said. Marathon said the cause of the morning fire was under ...
Natural gas exports have lax oversight that experts say could lead to a devastating explosion. It’s...
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe crowd at Quintana Beach was enjoying a respite from a sweltering June day two years ago when the...
U.S. Sugar to purchase Imperial Sugar, upgrades planned for Savannah refinery
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe privately held Florida agribusiness U.S. Sugar will purchase Imperial Sugar, the Sugar Land,...
'No community action necessary': Fire contained at Valero East Plant on Refinery Row
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA fire reported at one of Valero's Corpus Christi facilities Thursday morning has been contained and did not result in any injuries, according to an afternoon update from a company spokesperson ...