Exxon Mobil CEO on spill: ‘I’m proud of the response’
Exxon Mobil Corp’s CEO, in an exclusive interview with FuelFix, said a rupture and oil spill last week from a company pipeline in Arkansas was regrettable, but that he is proud of the quick response to...
View ArticleExxon CEO on death: ‘It makes a big impression on you’
In an exclusive interview with FuelFix, the Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Rex Tillerson says his personal experience with death at the company has shaped his efforts to improve safety.
View ArticleUS may require stronger tank cars for hazmat and crude
Rail tank cars, which are moving an increasing volume of crude oil and other hazardous materials, may have to be stronger and better able to withstand a crash, U.S. regulators said.
View ArticleOil pipeline blasts in eastern China kill 35
Leaked oil from a ruptured pipeline in an eastern Chinese port city exploded Friday, killing at least 35 people, injuring 166 and contaminating the sea in one the country's worst industrial accidents...
View ArticleRegulator refunds utility’s fine for pipeline explosion
California regulators have refunded $375,000 to Pacific Gas and Electric Co. over concerns the fine payment could jeopardize a potentially larger penalty against the utility for the deadly San Bruno...
View ArticleSafety of oil tank cars draws scrutiny
Rail industry representatives on Tuesday told federal investigators they need clear government guidance on how to boost the safety of tank cars carrying crude oil and ethanol across the United States,...
View ArticleExxon Mobil seeks to bar pipeline files
Exxon Mobil says it shouldn’t have to release any further information on a proposed but abandoned pipeline intended to run alongside the Pegasus pipeline that ruptured in 2013 in central Arkansas.
View ArticleWorkers clean up oil spill on California beaches by hand
The painstaking task at Refugio State Beach marks a new front in the cleanup after an underground pipeline leaked last month.
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