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CHALMETTE, La. — No injuries were reported after an explosion and a fire at a refinery in the New Orleans area on Friday, officials said. Residents near Chalmette Refining said they heard an explosion at around 1 p.m. The refinery is in Chalmette, located about 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of New Orleans. Chalmette Refining said in a post on social media that a fire broke out at an operating…

Certain inhabitants of Port Arthur, Texas, received counsel to remain indoors following an occurrence at the Valero petroleum processing plant on Monday, March 23, 2026. (Source: @heavensent_axgel via Storyful) Inhabitants of a Texan municipality received strong recommendations to take cover indoors subsequent to a blast and conflagration at a Valero petroleum refining facility, which propelled…

Serbia’s sole oil refinery, which supplies the vast majority of the country’s fuel but is now under US sanctions because of its majority Russian ownership, could cease operations as early as Tuesday, according to officials. Since last month, the Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS) has been hit with sanctions as part of Washington’s crackdown on Russia’s energy sector after the 2022 invasion of…

🔥 Almost simultaneously, two oil refining facilities connected to Russia exploded in Europe

On the night of October 21, two strategic energy sector enterprises linked to Russian oil suffered accidents almost simultaneously — in Hungary and Romania.

➡️ Fire at the MOL refinery in Hungary

The MOL Dunai Finomító oil refining complex in Százhalombatta, near Budapest, was engulfed in a large fire. The enterprise temporarily partially stopped operations. The plant processes oil from Russia.

➡️ Explosion at the Petrotel-Lukoil refinery in Romania

The plant belongs to a subsidiary of the Russian company Lukoil.

According to official data, the explosion occurred in the industrial sewage system during repair work. One contractor employee was injured; his condition is stable.