Venezuela's crude production levels were unaffected by two earthquakes this week that have killed almost 1,000 people, the country's oil minister said on Friday, but power outages remain a hurdle to fully restoring port, refining and petrochemical operations.
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An explosion at Qatar's main gas processing facility inside its massive Ras Laffan industrial complex has killed at least 13 and injured 66 others.
The National Iranian South Oilfields Company (NISOC) launched three research projects aimed at reducing environmental pollution, managing contaminated soils and improving environmental performance across its operational areas, a company official said.
The Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) established a steering committee dedicated to the reconstruction of damaged South Pars refineries, aimed at safeguarding the nation’s strategic energy production capacity.
Wildfire season has returned to Canada's oil sands region, with seven active blazes in the area on Sunday raising risks for communities, workers, companies and investors.
The head of Department of the Environment denied reports of any oil leakage from ships or pipelines following recent developments, saying a detailed assessment of the environmental damage caused by the recent war has been completed.
The Public Relations Department of the Iranian Petrochemical Special Economic Zone has strongly denied any leak of polluting materials from Iran’s Petrochemical Amir Kabir, stating that no such incident has occurred and the situation is fully under control.
The National Iranian Petrochemical Industries Company issued a statement regarding the enemy’s attack on some side facilities of the petrochemical industries in the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone.
The Production Control Manager of the National Iranian Petrochemical Industries Company described the enemy’s attacks on side facilities of the petrochemical industry as an attempt to exert greater pressure on the people and disrupt their needs. He stressed that optimal consumption of energy carriers across the country (electricity, gas, gasoline, diesel, etc.) can thwart the enemy’s malicious intentions.
The Public Relations Office of the Mahshahr Special Economic Petrochemical Zone announced that the fire which broke out in several petrochemical companies in the zone — following an attack — has been completely brought under control and extinguished.
A fire erupted Friday at Cuba’s Ñico López oil refinery in Havana, producing thick black smoke over the bay, but was swiftly brought under control with no injuries, authorities said, as the island endures an intensifying fuel shortage due to U.S. restrictions on Venezuelan oil supplies. The blaze, confined to a warehouse of unused additives near docked tankers, highlights the precarious energy situation gripping the nation.
The spokesperson for the South Pars Gas Complex said an earthquake that struck near the city of Asaluyeh early Sunday caused no damage to the complex’s refineries or facilities, and all production and operational activities are continuing as normal.
The CEO of the National Petrochemical Industries Company (NPC) described health, safety and environment (HSE) as an organizational value and said decisions in this area must be made in an integrated manner and aligned with national interests.
The CEO of Ilam Gas Refining Company said extensive measures are underway to reduce gas flaring and protect the environment, noting that flaring at the complex has been cut by about 50% and is moving toward complete elimination.
Iran’s Petrochemical Employers Association emphasized that adopting modern technologies to curb pollution and fostering balanced growth through skilled human resources are key to national progress.
Kazakhstan protested to Kyiv after a Ukrainian naval drone strike damaged the CPC terminal near Novorossiysk, halting oil exports and prompting demands to stop such attacks.
The CEO of Isfahan Oil Refinery said the refinery’s flare gas recovery project has reached 85% physical progress and is scheduled to come online by the end of 2025. The project is being implemented with a budget of more than 6.8 million euros and 520 billion rials.
The director general of health, safety and environment at the Oil Ministry announced the selection of outstanding projects implementing process safety management systems across affiliated oil industry companies for the Iranian year 1404.
Shahram Ahmadi, director general for health, safety and environment at Iran’s Oil Ministry, said process safety management is the industry’s top strategy to secure production stability and cut losses, with nearly 90 percent of oil companies already implementing the system.
The head of oil and gas production supervision at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) described Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) as the backbone of the company’s value chain, emphasizing the importance of HSE participation from the design phase through operations to minimize potential risks.
