At a press conference on tuesday morning, nexen announced it will be reducing its head count by another 350 employees sometime this year. Nexen charged in the death of 2 employees at long lake facility. One person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta, on friday, the company said. Man killed in alberta oilsands plant explosion identified. Fatal oilsands explosion dark day for company, nexen ceo. The list of applied technologies is endless, thats why nexen tires are recognized all over the world and hold numerous awards, including the 2012 red dot design award, 2011 good design award, and 2010 if design award. Nexen energy has pleaded not guilty to eight charges stemming from a. Ron bailey, senior vp of canadian operations for nexen, tells media that they are deeply saddened on the unnecessary death after an explosion at nexen s long lake facility in. Nexen halts production at oil sands plant following fatal. Buy nexen cp672 performance radial tire 20555r16 91v. Fatal nexen explosion puts focus on oilpatch safety. The nexen cp641 is a touring all season tyre designed to be fitted to passenger car.
A hydrocracking unit, or hydrocracker, takes gas oil, which is heavier and has a higher boiling range than distillate fuel oil, and cracks the heavy molecules into distillate and gasoline in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst. This will leave a terrible mark on all of us at nexen. An explosion in the facilitys hydrocracker killed one worker and left another seriously injured. Half of a buildings roof and wall was blown off during the explosion at nexen s long lake facility. In 2001, nexen formed a joint venture with opti canada inc. Nexen to cut 350 jobs in aftermath of oilsands blast, low. Nexen stops production at oilsands plant after explosion kills worker a sign at nexen energys long lake facility near fort mcmurray, alta.
Performance free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Nexen charged in oilsands explosion that killed 2 workers. An explosion at nexens long lake oil sands facility in northern alberta. A quiet ride all year round, is the hallmark of the cp672 an optimized sectional design reduces pattern noise for ultraquiet driving. Its a compression building, that is where the explosion happened, ron bailey, senior vicepresident, canadian operations at nexen, told a conference call today. The men, both nexen employees, were refitting the valves on a hydrocracker unit, where hydrogen is. The calgarybased company faces eight charges in the deaths of dave. The long lake oil sands upgrader project is an in situ oil extraction project near anzac, alberta, 40 km 25 mi southeast of fort mcmurray in the athabasca oil sands region of alberta the project is owned and operated by cnooc petroleum north america, formerly known as nexen long lake is an integrated steamassisted gravity drainage sagd site which produced 41,000 barrels per day 6,500. Nexen energy pleads not guilty in oilsands explosion that killed two.
The long lake oil sands upgrader project is an in situ oil extraction project near anzac, alberta. Drew foster, who was 52 and from niagara falls, ont. Nexen energy has been charged in the deaths of two alberta oilsands workers who were killed in an onsite explosion in 2016. Nexen energy ulc reported it will idle the long lake oil sands upgrader in fort mcmurray, alta. Toronto, jan 15 reuters one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility. Nexen executives said the cause of an explosion at their long lake facility. The hydrocracker upgrades lowquality heavy gas oils from.
A year after an explosion at nexen s long lake facility in northern alberta killed her husband, tracy foster said shes hasnt received any clear answers from the company. Dark day for nexen after fatal explosion at oilsands site near fort mcmurray leave a comment. An explosion at nexen s long lake operations killed one worker and injured another on jan. Explosion at nexen s long lake facility killed one worker and sent a second to hospital with serious burns the view of the gas compression building in the hydrocracker unit after an explosion friday, which killed one worker and critically injured a second. Dark day for nexen after fatal explosion at oilsands. Foster was declared dead at the scene while williams suffered serious burns and later died in hospital. Ron bailey, senior vp of canadian operations for nexen, tells media that they are deeply saddened on the unnecessary death after an explosion at nexen s long lake facility in northern alberta, on. By jeffrey hodgson toronto reuters one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta, on friday, the company said.
In addition to reliable performance, safety is always a challenge with this unit with. One dead in explosion at nexen canadian oil sands facility. The ceo of nexen has apologized for an explosion at the companys oilsands facility near fort mcmurray, alta. The hydrocracker upgrade involved implementation of licensordeveloped technology for the highpressure circuit. In the statement, nexen reportedly said earlier talks denied by both parties at the time between the two tiremakers did not meet the requirements of nexen, the south korean firm. Long lake explosion occurred near the hydrocracker unit. Nexen tires winguard snowg wh2 has been rated still recommended after receiving a score of 7. Bailey said that following an investigation, they believe the jan. The fire passed right through the facility, nexen senior vicepresident ron bailey says, with minimal damage, mainly to a 150man camp and electrical components. Nexen blames workers for major explosion that killed two. The rate of cracking and the end products are strongly dependent on the temperature and presence of catalysts. Nexen announces the results of its rootcause investigations for both the pipeline rupture and the hydrocracker explosion. The explosion that killed one person and sent another to hospital on friday occurred near the hydrocracker unit at nexen energy ulcs long lake oilsands facility, a company official said this afternoon. Nexen energy has pleaded not guilty to eight charges stemming from a fatal explosion at the companys oilsands site in northern alberta.
Nexen charged after oil sands explosion deaths news. In petrochemistry, petroleum geology and organic chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules such as kerogens or longchain hydrocarbons are broken down into simpler molecules such as light hydrocarbons, by the breaking of carboncarbon bonds in the precursors. The move comes after the company confirmed it will not be restarting its long lake upgrader due to a damaged hydrocracker unit. Nexen workers dave williams and drew foster had been changing valves at a hydrocracker at nexen s long lake facility jan. Adds comment from police spokesman by jeffrey hodgson. Darkest day for nexen after fatal oilsands explosion. Nexen energy ulc charged after explosion killed two workers in.
The explosion occurred in the hydrocracker unit at the 70,000barreladay facility about 75. The fire was in the compressor shed of the hydrocracker plant and led to an explosion. The explosion occurred in a hydrocracker at the oilsands facility at about 3. Nexen energy said in a statement that there is no immediate danger to the neighbouring community or to personnel still on site at the plant. Photo courtesy of nexen an onsite explosion at nexen energys long lake facility, a subsidiary of chineseowned cnooc ltd. Nexen knows what it wants, and moreover, the company has a longterm strategy of how to achieve the set goals. Nexen energy pleads not guilty in oilsands explosion that.
Nexen stops production at oilsands plant after explosion. Nexens long lake upgrader remains shut down after deadly. A year later, no answers after nexen explosion that killed. A hydrocracker on site may have caused the explosion. Hydrocracking is an important source of diesel and jet. Nexen charged in the death of 2 employees at long lake. Nexens internal investigation found the blast was caused.
Nexen executives said the cause of an explosion at their long lake facility that killed two men was the employees themselves. Indian refiners buying from iran benefit from 60 days credit, terms not available from suppliers of substitute crudes saudi arabia, kuwait, iraq, nigeria, and the us. Canadas alberta province has brought eight charges against nexen energy after an onsite explosion killed two oil sands workers in 2016. The straight center semidual rib offers higher speed. Nexen fined in oilsands explosion that killed 2 workers. Fatal explosion at nexen long lake facility near fort mcmurray. Explosion at nexens long lake facility killed one worker. The charges, made under albertas occupational health and safety act, include failing to ensure the health and safety of the workers, and failing to ensure that compressor equipment was serviced in accordance with the manufacturers specifications.
Operations at nexen long lake suspended following fatal. Nexen s long lake upgrader remains shut down after deadly blast. The explosion occurred in the hydrocracker unit at the 70,000barreladay facility about 75 kilometres south of fort mcmurray at about. He said work was ongoing on the hydrocracker unit itself and the. Toronto reuters one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta, on friday, the company said. Fridays explosion at nexen s long lake facility that killed one worker and sent a second to hospital with serious burns was a dark day for the oilsands company, says ceo fang zhi. The comments were made in a june 8 filing by nexen on the korean stock exchange.
The explosion that killed one person and sent another to hospital on friday occurred near the hydrocracker unit at nexen energy ulcs long. Early indications were that the explosion took place in a hydrocracker. Explosion at nexens long lake plant calgary herald. Not recommended for a winter focused all season tire choice. The duel maladies of the july 2015 pipeline failure and the january 2016 hydrocracker explosion highlight that decisions made by the original developers, nexen and opti canada, have not worked out as well as hoped. Other personnel were accounted for after the explosion, the unit of chinas cnooc. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
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