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  • Mexico: Abkatun platform fire out. No oil spill

    2 April 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Pemex has informed that the fire that broke out on an Abkatun Alpha platform yesterday has been extinguished.  Offshore Energy Today yesterday reported that Pemex-operated Abkatun Alpha platform located in the Bay of Campeche caught fire spurring evacuation of 301 workers. Sadly, four workers have died as a result of the incident; one was identified […]

  • Marine carbon removal gains momentum with launch of new coalition

    22 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    A new coalition uniting private companies, non-profit organizations and academic institutions to support the “responsible” growth of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) has officially been launched. As disclosed, the Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Coalition (mCDR Coalition), launched on August 21, will seek to inform and push forward research, support evidence-based policy engagements, and build relationships […]

  • VIDEO: Fire Island Inlet Dredging Program (USA)

    13 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    The big dredge has pipeline laid from the Democrat Point side of Fire Island Inlet onto the north side beaches and then running down to Babylon town beaches. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. There are plenty of floating pipes and work buoys associated with this worksite. The […]

  • Fire at Shell Platform in GoM Leaves Two Injured

    9 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    Shell has informed that a fire broke out at its Enchilada platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. The fire is associated with a 30-inch gas export pipeline, the company said. Following the incident Shell evacuated all 46 personnel working on the platform, of which two were injured. A 54-year-old male suffered from flash burns […]

  • 20 Crew Members Evacuated from Fire-Stricken Bulker

    2 April 2018

    20-strong crew evacuated from Panama-flagged bulker following a fire.

  • Lloyd’s Register issues guidance on offshore fire scenarios

    25 August 2014
    Equipment

    Offshore fire risk requires a deep understanding and improved safety management on offshore vessels and installations, and ocean-going vessels. The new Lloyd’s Register Energy Guidance Notes, launched today at ONS 2014, assist designers, owners and operators of oil and gas equipment on how to assess fire loadings on an installation, and how to protect people […]

  • Fire triggers alarm on Statoil’s platform in Norwegian Sea

    19 September 2016

    A fire alarm was activated on Sunday on board Statoil’s Åsgard B platform offshore Norway. Statoil-operated Åsgard field is located on the Halten Bank in the Norwegian Sea, around 200 kilometers off mid-Norway and 50 kilometers south of the Heidrun field. The entire Åsgard field development embraces a total of 63 production and injection wells drilled through […]

  • Fire hits Navy ship in Boston dry dock

    10 August 2007

    Firefighters battled through smoke and heat to quench a blaze early this morning in the bowels of a Navy ship in dry dock on South Boston’s waterfront. The fire in the steering gear room of the Sisler, a cargo ship, was reported just before 3 a.m., said fire department spokesman Steve MacDonald.

  • Siemens Develops System to Fight Fires in Wind Turbines

    17 February 2014
    Technology

    Siemens has developed an automatic fire detection and extinguishing system for offshore wind turbines. The first of these systems was recently installed at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the North Sea. A fire in a wind turbine can quickly turn dangerous for people and the environment, particularly if the nacelle or rotors catch fire, […]

  • Siemens Develops System to Fight Fires in Wind Turbines

    17 February 2014
    Technology

    Siemens has developed an automatic fire detection and extinguishing system for offshore wind turbines. The first of these systems was recently installed at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the North Sea. A fire in a wind turbine can quickly turn dangerous for people and the environment, particularly if the nacelle or rotors catch fire, […]

  • Engine-Room Fire aboard Carnival Liberty, No Injuries

    8 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    A fire broke out aboard the Carnival Liberty, a Conquest-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line, on Monday while the ship was in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The cruise ship was carrying 3,346 passengers and 1,150 crew; however, as informed by the U.S. Coast Guard there were no injuries reported. At approximately 11:45 a.m. […]

  • Cruise ship towed ashore as 700 escape fire

    7 May 2006

    A cruise ship with more than 700 people on board was towed ashore last night after a fire in an engine room left it adrift in the English Channel. Hundreds of passengers were roused in their cabins when fire broke out early yesterday morning, only hours after the Calypso sailed from Tilbury, Essex, on its […]

  • Fire Breaks Out on Hercules 265 in Gulf of Mexico

    24 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Hercules Offshore today provided updates to the incident aboard jackup drilling rig Hercules 265, a 250′ mat-supported cantilevered unit, operating for Walter Oil & Gas Corporation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico OCS lease block South Timbalier 220. Late yesterday evening, the natural gas flowing from the well ignited which spread to the rig. The […]

  • PipeChina stops Beihai LNG terminal construction after fire kills five

    3 November 2020
    Regulation & Policy, Safety

    State-owned China Oil and Gas Pipeline Network (PipeChina) has suspended construction work at the second phase of its Beihai liquefied natural gas terminal in southern China after a fire that killed five people.

  • Fire Hits Tanker off Singapore, 18 Crew Evacuated

    8 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    MPA Singapore informed that all 18 crew members have been safely evacuated and the fire has been put out.

  • MHI Vestas Turbine Catches Fire at Østerild Test Centre

    7 August 2017
    Research & Development, Technology

    A MHI Vestas V164 wind turbine has caught fire at the Østerild – National Test Centre for Large Wind Turbines in Denmark, according to local media.

  • Pemex evacuates 97 workers after fire on platform

    25 January 2016

    Mexican oil company Pemex has evacuated workers from its Zaap E production platform in the Gulf of Mexico due to a fire outbreak on Friday. According to Pemex, the fire, now extinguished, occurred in the engine room of the platform, located in the Campeche Bay, offshore Mexico. Using three vessels, Pemex evacuated 97 workers that […]

  • Shell preparing for inspection following Gulf of Mexico platform fire

    10 November 2017

    Planning is underway to determine when it will be safe to perform a detailed inspection of a Shell-operated platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, following a fire on Wednesday. 

  • NGO Shipbreaking Platform Slams Owners for Gadani Shipbreaking Fires

    19 October 2018

    The two tanker fires from last week resulted in a ban on all shipbreaking activities in Gadani.

  • Costa Smeralda Suffers Minor Fire Damage at Meyer Turku

    19 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Cruise ship Costa Smeralda, under construction at Meyer Turku, suffered a fire on March 18.

  • USA: Fired Construction Manager Asks for Second Chance

    19 April 2011

    Terminated from his role as construction manager on the Hernando dredge project, Greg Jarque is now asking county commissioners to…   By MICHAEL D. BATES (hernandotoday) [mappress] Source: hernandotoday, April 19, 2011  

  • Meyer Werft: Norwegian Getaway Catches Fire (Germany)

    6 March 2013

    A fire leading to significant smoke formation broke out on a ship newbuilding Norwegian Getaway in the covered building dock II in Meyer Werft yesterday, March 5. At present the shipyard’s fire brigade and members of the Papenburg fire department are still in operation on the yard premises. The affected production areas and the shipyard’s visitors […]

  • Container Vessel MSC Flaminia on Fire in Mid Atlantic

    16 July 2012
    Business & Finance

      MCA reports, Saturday (July 14 201), that the crew on board a container vessel were forced to abandon their ship after an explosion and subsequent fire in a cargo hold mid Atlantic. Crew on board a container vessel were forced to abandon their ship after an explosion and subsequent fire in a cargo hold […]

  • One Dead, Seven Injured in Fire at DSME’s Okpo Yard

    10 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    A shipyard worker was killed and seven were injured in a fire that broke out at a Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering’s (DSME) yard in Okpo, South Korea, Yonhap news agency said. As informed, the man suffocated from poisonous gas that gushed from the fire that started in a tank of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) […]

  • Tank Fire near Mumbai Port Disrupts Vessel Traffic

    9 October 2017

    A massive fire at an oil tank at Jawahar Dweep oil terminal, which started in the evening hours on October 6, has been disrupting vessel traffic at India’s port of Mumbai. According to GAC India, the fire at the oil terminal’s tank started due to a lightning strike. Cargo operations at Jawahar Dweep were suspended […]