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11 Mar
2010

Video: US refinery explodes
Posted by: Peter Ward


Video: US refinery explodes
An explosion occured at the refinery.

In March 2005 several explosions and a fire occured during the startup of the isomerization unit at the BP Texas City refinery. The below video explains how and why the accident happened and what could have been done to prevent it.

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07 Mar
2010

Video: Tanker engulfed in perfect storm
Posted by: Peter Ward


Video: Tanker engulfed in perfect storm
An explosion occured at the refinery.

Mother nature can be an oil tanker's worst enemy, and this video footage shows just why. Ignore the horrendous Bulgarian folk music and what you'll see below is truly breathtaking. As Alan Partridge would say: crash, bang, wallop - what a video.

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01 Feb
2010

Video: World's largest jack-up rig
Posted by: Kevin Baxter


Video: World's largest jack-up rig
An explosion occured at the refinery.

Our friends from Maesrk have kindly provided us with a virtual tour of the world's largest jack-up structure.

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24 Jan
2010

Video: Texas oil spill
Posted by: Kevin Baxter


Video: Texas oil spill
An explosion occured at the refinery.

Footage from the recent oil spill at Port Arthur in southeast Texas. Great news to hear that no-one was injured in the ollision that caused the spill or that no wildlife is believed to have been effected. 

 

 

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14 Jan
2010

Salt caves offer UK solution for gas storage
Posted by: Kevin Baxter


Salt caves offer UK solution for gas storage
An explosion occured at the refinery.

A quirky story today’s edition of the UK newspaper The Times reports that a company called King Street Energy to develop ten underground salt caverns in the North West of England into an enormous gas storage facility.

The ambitious plans has won backing by the British government, who are looking for ways to increase gas storage facilities in the UK.

At present the UK only has the facilities to store 5% of annual gas consumption whereas France and Germany has enough storage for 20%.

If any of our readers can think of a better or sillier way of storing gas then please leave a comment.
 

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07 Jan
2010

Video: an oil rig in a North Sea storm
Posted by: Kevin Baxter


Video: an oil rig in a North Sea storm
An explosion occured at the refinery.

Europe is currently being hit by freak cold weather and while this may be good news for Qatar and Russia it's not so good for those brave men and women out on oil rigs in the North Sea. 

No footage has yet been posted from this year's storms and cold snap, but we found this video which may give you an idea of what they are having to put up with.

If there are any readers out in the North Sea who can send us some video footage then please email and we'll post it on the blog.

 

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04 Jan
2010

EIC Petrofac Emirates event selling out fast
Posted by: Kevin Baxter


EIC Petrofac Emirates event selling out fast
An explosion occured at the refinery.

Our friends from the EIC have asked us to remind EIC members about the forthcoming lunch in Abu Dhabi: Opportunities with Petrofac Emirates on January 25.

The guest speaker at the lunch is the CEO of Petrofac Emirates, Peter Warner. Peter will be giving some background on the company, a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi government investment arm Mubadala and Petrofac.

Tickets for the lunch are selling out fast and for this reason it is unlikely that non-members of the EIC will be able to come along to the event.

If you require more information about this event or would like more information about becoming a member of the EIC then please click here.

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21 Dec
2009

Oil industry tradition resurrected in Dubai
Posted by: Kevin Baxter


Oil industry tradition resurrected in Dubai
An explosion occured at the refinery.

Being a sociable lot ArabianOilandGas.com always welcomes a good networking event and we are delighted to report on the return of a legendary Dubai tradition that has recently been resurrected.

The Oil Field Get-together was held recently at Ruth’s Chris Steak House in The Monarch, Dubai and was reported to have been an unqualified success. The event, sponsored by Momentum Engineering, was enjoyed by all attendees and is now going to be held on the third Thursday of every month.

The next OFG is planned for January 28 and we’ll be there with a photographer to cover the event. If you would like some more information or would like to book your place please call +971 4 501 8666.




 

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17 Dec
2009

Santa gets a new improved sleigh in time for Xmas
Posted by: Kevin Baxter


Santa gets a new improved sleigh in time for Xmas
An explosion occured at the refinery.

The ArabianOilandGas.com blog likes to keep its readers abreast of all the technological advancements happening in the oil and gas world. However, sometimes these advancements can benefit mankind in ways other than securing the world’s energy future.

Our friends from GE have come up with a new design for Santa’s sleigh using all of the technological achievements its boffins have dreamed up in 2009. If the big man uses this bad boy then the kids should have no worries about getting their presents this Christmas.

The new ideas for the sleigh design are:

  1. A new frame for the sleigh made from GE’s specialized carbon fiber composite materials that are lighter and stronger to speed travel from house to house.
  2. Ultra-light, super durable blades made from ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) instead of metal to enable more efficient... more...

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    14 Dec
    2009

    Aramco top list of world's oil companies (again)
    Posted by: Kevin Baxter


    Aramco top list of world's oil companies (again)
    An explosion occured at the refinery.

    Petroleum Intelligence Weekly has recently released it’s list of the world’s 50 largest oil companies and to the absolute astonishment of the whole hydrocarbons industry, Saudi Aramco finished in the number one position.

    However, officials from Iraq’s oil industry are saying that it won’t be long before the big daddy of the oil world is knocked off it’s perch by its neighbouring Gulf state. Considering that the Iraq National Oil Company (INOC) finished in 24th place on the list we’d think that Aramco won’t be losing any sleep for some time soon.

    There are also some anomalies on the list. ADNOC in 18th place? Qatar Petroleum in 22nd? What's that all about?

    Here are the top 10 from this year’s list.

    1. Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)
    2. NIOC (Iran)
    3. Exxon Mobil... more...

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      10 Dec
      2009

      Al-Mady would get our vote for man of the week
      Posted by: Kevin Baxter


      Al-Mady would get our vote for man of the week
      An explosion occured at the refinery.

      It's been an interesting few days for the oil and gas industry in the Middle East as two big conferences drew delegates from all over the world.

      The International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) brought the big guns from the oilfield services sector to Doha in Qatar to discuss the industry and try and seal a deal or two for 2010. It's not often you see a big beast like Schlumberger CEO Andrew Gould walking around an exhibition hall chatting to a senior executive or two from Saudi Aramco before moving on to the ADNOC and Qatar Petroleum stands.

      The general consensus at IPTC was that 2009 has turned out to be not so nearly as bad as everyone was expecting and there was some actual optimism floating around as talk turned to the next two to three years. And as mentioned earlier in the week, the food and drink on offer was seriously good. Not that... more...

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      09 Dec
      2009

      Al-Naimi keeps quiet on OPEC quotas
      Posted by: Kevin Baxter


      Al-Naimi keeps quiet on OPEC quotas
      An explosion occured at the refinery.

      The Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali Al-Naimi made light work of the baying crowd of journalists hoping for a scoop from the hydrocarbons industry legend.

      After making the keynote speech to the GPCA Forum currently being held in Dubai, Al-Naimi opened up the floor, but warned delegates that he would not be answering any questions regarding the forthcoming OPEC meeting in Angola, OPEC production quotas or oil prices.

      Not to be put off, a large crowd of industry hacks waited outside the conference hall hoping that Al-Naimi would have a change of heart on the way to his car - he didn't.

      In fact the the Saudi oil chief didn't even stay to pick up a free stress ball and pen combo from the SABIC stand.

      Stay tuned to the blog because ArabianOilandGas.com will keep you posted about all the goings on from the GPCA over the next two days.

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      08 Dec
      2009

      IPTC offers food for thought
      Posted by: Kevin Baxter


      IPTC offers food for thought
      An explosion occured at the refinery.

      ArabianOilandGas.com attended the excellent International Petroleum Technology Conference in Doha yesterday.

      The turnout was impressive and the attendees at the event read like a who's who of the Middle East hydrocarbons industry and all the big beasts of the oil and gas jungle, Aramco, ADNOC, QP, KOC etc were showing a strong presence.

      The exhibitors hall was packed and some delegates looked like they could give a footballer's wife a run for their money with the amount of goodie bags they were laden down with.

      The food on offer at the stands was of an incredibly good standard too. At some conferences a pipe of Pringles and a bowl of mints is about your lot., but at ITPC delegates were treated to roast beef and horseradish finger sandwiches (Schlumberger), luxury stuffed dates (Aramco naturally) and Baker Hughes even had a scaled-down branch... more...

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      03 Dec
      2009

      Aggreko provides the cheerleaders for Dubai Sevens
      Posted by: Kevin Baxter


      Aggreko provides the cheerleaders for Dubai Sevens
      An explosion occured at the refinery.

      ArabianOilandGas.com prides itself on being the biggest cheerleader for the oil and gas industry in the Middle East. So with this in mind we thought we had to mention that the Aggreko Dynamos cheerleading squad is ready to entertain the crowds at the forthcoming Dubai Rugby Sevens tournament, which is taking place this weekend.

      As suppliers of temporary power and temperature solutions to the oil & gas industry, Aggreko has given us the perfect excuse to show our readers a picture of the Aggreko Dynamos in action. Thanks for that guys.

      So we'd like to take the opportunity to wish you brave girls all the best in your endeavours this weekend. We're sure you’ll do as almost as good a job as we do.


       

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      01 Dec
      2009

      Reader makes the right call over Reliance
      Posted by: Kevin Baxter


      Reader makes the right call over Reliance
      An explosion occured at the refinery.

      Still no news regarding India’s Reliance Industries proposed acquisition of the US petrochemicals giant LyondellBasell Industries.

      If they do one of our readers and occasional blog contributor will be happy that a company that he predicted would become one of the world’s leading petrochemicals companies is putting its money where, er, Leslie's mouth is.

      Leslie McCune, managing director of Chemical Management Resources Ltd tipped Reliance way back in October. Here is a excerpt from his blog post:

      My bets are that the Indian company Reliance will be in the 2014 Top 10 list. Mr Ambani and Co have done an excellent job at bringing up the refinery/petchem complex in Jamnagar and we can see interesting alliance opportunities for the ambitious Reliance team in Asia and the Middle East.

      Well done Leslie – if you can provide... more...

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