There is a large law enforcement response to an explosion and fire at the refinery in Chalmette Friday afternoon. Sources tell WDSU all employees of the refinery are accounted for and no injuries have ...

A massive explosion at a Valero refinery in Port Arthur has left residents shaken, with eyewitnesses describing it as one of the most powerful blasts in decades. Authorities continue to enforce a ...

A refinery in Chalmette, Louisiana, caught fire and exploded Friday afternoon, triggering a large emergency response and temporary road closures nearby. Officials say the cause of the explosion is sti ...

A Chalmette refinery explosion last week that shook homes miles away did not create air quality concerns in the aftermath of the blaze, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Q ...

With military tensions running high in the Middle East, the last thing cost-conscious consumers and volatility-averse investors want to see is more news that could push oil prices higher. Yet, there ...

Officials say there were no injuries reported after an explosion and a fire at a refinery in the New Orleans area.

HOUSTON, March 24 (Reuters) - ⁠Valero ⁠Energy Corp has ⁠shut its 380,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, following an explosion and fire ‌at a diesel hydrotreater ‌unit, ...

A large explosion at an oil refinery near the Texas coast shot plumes of smoke into the air and forced nearby residents to shelter in place, officials said. No one was injured in Monday's explosion at ...