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CUI Major Incident# 2: Petroplus Coryton Refinery Fire and Naphtha Release
Date and Place of the Incident:
On October 31, 2007, a naphtha release instigated a huge fire at the C5/C6 Isomerisation plant located at Essex, England.
Summary of the Incident:
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About 48 tonnes of flammable liquid (naphtha) was released from an insulated pipe feeding the Dehexaniser...
CUI Major Incident# 1: Fire and Explosion at the Humber Refinery
Fire and Explosion at the Humber Refinery
Date and Place of the Incident:
On April 16, 2001, failure of a Saturate Gas Plant, de-ethaniser column overhead line allowed the escape of flammable gases which subsequently exploded and caused fire at Humber Refinery, United Kingdom.
Summary of the...
CUI Major Incident # 0.2: Boxing Day gas blast due to Pipe Burst
Date and Place of the Incident:
On December 26, 2015, the sudden release of over 2 tons of high temperature, high-pressure natural gas took place due to the bursting of pipe at the North Sea platform of Marathon Oil's Brae, situated 250 kilometers north-east off the Aberdeen coast, United...
CUI Major Incident #0.1: Leakage of fuel oil into the sea
Date and Place of the Incident:
On October 11, 1990, a leakage in the pipe containing fuel oil occurred during the fuel transfer process between oil tanks at Jetty near Kawasaki, Japan.
Summary of the Incident:
- It was observed that the piping with insulation was corroded by salt.
- The...
