OSLO, NORWAY (By Equinor, 28.Jan.2026, Words: 492) — The accident at Equinor’s refinery at Mongstad in Sep., where a colleague lost his life during a lifting operation, has had a major impact on the company. “This was a tragic accident which has greatly affected us. Everyone who works for Equinor […]
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EAI brief: Norway’s Equinor investigating working conditions at Hammerfest LNG (HLNG)
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jul.2025, Words: 168) — Norway’s Equinor opened 2 internal investigations at Hammerfest LNG (HLNG) during the second-quarter 2025 (2Q:25). Norway is an important gas supplier to Europe, and the volumes from HLNG account for over 5% of Norwegian gas exports.Â
Heritage Continues with Rig 110 Response Efforts
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Dec.2024) — In the aftermath of the offshore incident 22 Dec. 2024 at Rig 110, Heritage Petroleum Company Limited continues to fully support Well Services Petroleum Company Limited in response efforts. To this end, Heritage has set up its Incident Management Team along with dedicated […]
MEEI Releases Holding Statement Regarding Accident at Rig 110
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Dec.2024) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) received reports on 22 Dec. 2024 of an incident at Rig 110. Rig 110 is an asset operated by a private sector company, Well Services Limited, the MEEI said 22 Dec. 2024 in […]
Equinor’s 3Q:24 Safety Results
(Equinor, 17.Oct.2024) — Equinor’s overall long-term safety trend continues to move in a positive direction, but the total number of injuries has increased somewhat by the end of the third quarter, measured over the previous twelve months. At the end of the third quarter of 2024 the serious incident frequency […]
Deadly Houston Fire Highlights Pemex’s Grim Safety Record
(Bloomberg, 14.Oct.2024) — A fatal accident last week at a Houston-area refinery was another reminder of the risks posed by the oil industry that dominates much of the city. The vast Deer Park facility, owned by Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, halted some of its operations after a hydrogen […]
Pemex Deer Park Scales Back Operations after Accident
(Reuters, 12.Oct.2024) — Mexican national oil company Pemex‘s Deer Park oil refinery near Houston will operate this weekend at a low level following a deadly chemical leak a couple days ago, the company said in a statement late on Friday. The state-owned oil company added that it continues to investigate the cause of […]
Pemex’ general director Padilla provides Deer Park accident update
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Oct.2024) — Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) general director VÃctor Rodriguez Padilla provided an immediate briefing related to the 10 Oct. 2024 accident at the state company’s Deer Park refinery in Houston, Texas. Padilla said a sulfur gas leak at the refinery in Houston impacted 35 workers of […]
CSB to Probe Fatal Release at Pemex Refinery in Deer Park
(CSB, 11.Oct.2024) — The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that it is launching an investigation into a  fatal release of hydrogen sulfide  at the Pemex petroleum refinery in Deer Park, Texas, which occurred yesterday, October 10. Two contract workers died as a result of  the release, […]
Bristow Helicopter Involved in Accident
(Bristow, 28.Feb.2024) — Bristow Group Inc. confirmed that one of its search and rescue helicopters, registration LN-OIJ, was involved in an accident at about 19:40 CET approximately nine nautical miles west of Bergen, Norway. The aircraft, which is contracted to a civilian customer, was conducting a training exercise at the […]
SSR Mining Updates on Rescue Efforts at Çöpler Mine
(SSR Mining, 18.Feb.2024) — SSR Mining Inc., in regards to ongoing rescue efforts at the Çöpler mine in Türkiye, said search and rescue efforts to locate nine missing workers following the 13 Feb. 2024 incident at the Çöpler mine continue. “Our thoughts continue to be with the families of the […]