Failures in oil and gas safety mechanisms can be catastrophic. From the Piper Alpha disaster in 1988 to the BP America incident in Texas City, 2005, such accidents have grave consequences. Flare ...

SULPHUR, LA (KPLC) - The Indorama flare stack was struck by lightning Thursday morning, officials with Indorama said. Indorama tripped offline when it was struck by lightning around 11:30 a.m., ...

Operations with flare gas have very specific responsibilities to their communities, environment, and employees. Safely disposing of flare gas must be done within government mandated regulations. In ...

If you've ever seen an offshore oil rig floating in the ocean, you've probably noticed those tall towers with flames shooting out of the top. Those towers are called the flare stack, and the flames ...

Sumatra, November 26, 2019 – Terra Drone Indonesia, a group company of Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, has conducted drone-based visual inspections of onshore flare stacks for energy major ...

POTTER TWP. – Shell crews plan to reinforce portions of a ground flare stack at the company’s Beaver County ethane cracker plant — using water to cool the external areas in the meantime. Shell ...

The use of flare stacks to burn off harmful emissions is common in hydrocarbon processing. Flare stacks are among the most vital safety mechanisms in industrial plants; for example, they are used in ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Piedmont Natural Gas is scheduled to perform routine maintenance near 9995 Sidbury Road on Wednesday, Nov. 17. “These operations will include the use of a flare stack (a ...

An unusual flaring from the Monroe Energy plant in Trainer that caught the attention of many nearby residents Thursday morning was a safety release action caused by a power outage, company officials ...