MANILA - The Philippine coastguard said today an oil tanker had exploded off the coast of Bataan province, west of Manila. George de Jesus, a member of the Philippine coastguard, said rescue operations were underway.
Radio reports said two crew members were critically injured. There were no immediate reports of fatalities or the cause of the explosion. The Philippines' largest oil refiner, Petron Corp, has a 180,000 barrels per day oil refinery at Limay on the southern tip of Bataan. No one from the company was immediately available for comment.
The Philippine Department of Energy was checking reports of the explosion.
Specop_007 wrote:How the hell does a tanker explode?? When was the last time THAT happened?
Specop_007 wrote:How the hell does a tanker explode?? When was the last time THAT happened?
Free wrote:Talk about good timing... Any experts here to tell us how likely it is that this happens accidentally?
Edit: Vessel still afloat, and it definitely looks like an accident, so no big deal, and no 80$...
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Specop_007 wrote:How the hell does a tanker explode?? When was the last time THAT happened?
350,000 barrels of heavy crude oil have been lifted from the ground but cannot be sold because the world lacks the refining capacity to turn it into useful fuels like gasoline or diesel.
He later confirmed most of that is already loaded onto tankers, just waiting for sales contracts.
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