China: Refinery Proposal Draws Protests
[unable to retrieve full-text content]More than 2,000 people in the southwestern city of Kunming unfurled banners and shouted, “Protest! Protest!” in a demonstration on Thursday against plans for a petroleum refinery.
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Venezuela unveils fund for refinery blast victims
CARACAS, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Tuesday that the government will establish a 100-million-Bolivar fund (about 23.2 million U.S. dollars) to help victims of Saturday’s blast at the country’s [...]
Powerful refinery blast kills 39, injures 80 in Venezuela
CARACAS, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — A big explosion ripped off Venezuela’s biggest oil refinery early Saturday morning, killing 39 people including 18 National Guard members, Vice President Elias Jaua said.
Some 80 others were wounded, officials [...]
Bangkok oil refinery blast triggers calls for relocation
BANGKOK — An explosion at an oil refinery in the heart of Bangkok which sparked a massive fire early Wednesday has triggered calls for the relocation of the 120,000 barrel-a-day facility.
The government closed the Bangchak Petroleum refinery [...]
Refinery explosion rattles downtown Bangkok
Black smoke rises after an explosion at the Bangchak oil refinery and depot in Bangkok, Thailand, July 4, 2012. An explosion shook a refinery in downtown Bangkok Wednesday morning, but there is no report on injuries so far. [Xinhua]
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Sinopec Cangzhou refinery explosion
Core Tip: at 10:00 on June 12, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Changzhou Branch refinery polypropylene plant explosion. Witnesses said the scene of the explosion huge flames emitting smoke billowing. The workshop coincided with [...]
Sinopec Cangzhou refinery workshop explosion personnel casualties unknown
picture shows the refinery site of the explosion of China Petroleum & Chemical Co., Ltd. Changzhou Branch the Muyu Liang photo
BEIJING, Changzhou, June 12 (Zhang Chunming Muyu Liang Ding wins) at 10:00 on the 12th or so, [...]
Sinopec Cangzhou refinery workshop explosion personnel casualties unknown
picture shows the refinery site of the explosion of China Petroleum & Chemical Co., Ltd. Changzhou branch Mu Yuliang photo
BEIJING, Changzhou, June 12 (Zhang Chunming Muyu Liang Ding wins) at 10:00 on the 12th or so, China Petroleum [...]
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