Excess gas burning prompted by power outage at plant producing smoke in surrounding area, city officials said.

Update (6:14 PM): Officials with Marathon Petroleum Corp. say that due to a power outage, the refinery started performing standard flaring procedures to ensure excess gases could not build up. Read ...

At about 10 p.m. Tuesday, Lisa Vallee noticed flares coming from BP’s Whiting refinery. “Obviously, we’re used to seeing smokestacks with the flames on it,” the Whiting resident said, “but this was a ...

The Valero Refinery has reported flaring Wednesday morning due to a mechanical issue with their nitrogen plant, the Benicia Fire Department said. The refinery tells the fire department that the flare ...

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 ...