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Researchers propose hydrogen alarm for remote hydrogen leak detection

22 January 2020

Researchers have suggested new sensors could act as the basis for a “hydrogen alarm” that can detect leaks of explosive hydrogen from hundreds of metres away. Tomsk Polytechnic University and University of Chemistry and Technology of Prague researchers have proposed the new sensors which are based on widely available optical fibre and ensure accurate detection of hydrogen molecules in the air....
Two US refineries fined for safety violations

21 January 2020

Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES), which owns the largest US east coast oil refinery, and PBF Energy, which owns the Torrance Refinery in California, have been fined for violations relating to process safety management, chemical safety, and risk-management....
Australian bushfires slow coal production as hot and windy conditions set to return

21 January 2020

Australia’s largest mining company, BHP Group, has said that the poor air quality caused by the country’s bushfires in recent months has impacted coal production in the country. The mining giant said that smoke and dust had reduced air quality at its coal mines in New South Wales (NSW) so much that operations may be constrained further in the second half of 2020....
Five dead after pipeline explosion in Nigeria

20 January 2020

An explosion and fire on a pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria killed five people and injured dozens on January 19. According to authorities, the blaze broke out after oil thieves ruptured the pipeline when trying to steal oil....
Chile’s state oil company charged with improper fracking

17 January 2020

Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP), Chile’s state oil company, has been charged with improper fracking in Tierra del Fuego, the country’s southernmost region. The Chilean environmental regulator, the SMA, charged ENAP on January 13 after it failed to follow protocols outlined in its permits for ‘hydro-fracking’....

Three dead, seven injured in chemical factory blast in Spain 16 January 2020

Three people were killed and seven injured after an explosion at a chemical factory in Tarragona, Spain on January 14. One person was killed after a large piece of metal was launched into the air by the blast, landing on an apartment 3km (two miles) away....

Police investigate three ATM explosions in US 16 January 2020

Police are investigating a string of ATM explosions in Tampa, Florida after three blasts occurred in the past two months. Only one of the blasts resulted in money being stolen, however the circumstances of all three were similar to those seen in recent months in the UK and the Netherlands....

President Trump unveils plans to simplify permit process for major projects 14 January 2020

On January 9, the Trump administration announced plans to accelerate permitting for major infrastructure projects in one of the largest deregulatory moves under the President’s leadership. Released by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the plan would allow several large-scale energy and infrastructure projects, such as the Keystone XL pipeline, to avoid legal challenges and go ahead with little pushback during the approval process.

Hazardex 2020 Conference & Exhibition - DELEGATE OFFERS CLOSING - BOOK NOW 14 January 2020

The Hazardex 2020 Conference & Exhibition, co-located with PPTex, will take place on February 26 and 27 at the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, north-eastern England, the elegant North Yorkshire spa town. ...

Study highlights new use for nuclear waste 13 January 2020

Researchers have found a new use for unused stockpiles of nuclear waste which they say may be more useful than previously thought. By transforming nuclear waste into a versatile compound, the chemistry researchers say the waste could be used as a new energy source as well as a way to create valuable commodity chemicals....