[Global Oil War 2026] Something major happening that news media is not covering

[Rogue Trader]

Mysterious fire at Australian refinery last Wednesday

https://bbc.com/news/articles/cj40pdw79z9o

'Unprecedented' fire at Australian oil refinery to affect nation's petrol supplies​

5 days ago

Lana Lamand
Tiffanie Turnbull,Sydney

A major fire at one of Australia's two oil refineries has been extinguished, but the damage has deepened fears over the nation's petrol supplies amid a global fuel crunch.
Emergency crews rushed to Viva's Corio oil refinery in Geelong, south-west of Melbourne, just before midnight local time (14:00 GMT) on Wednesday, after reports of explosions and flames.
The blaze was put out on Thursday after burning for 13 hours. No one was injured, with dozens of workers on site when it broke out evacuated safely.
The refinery - which produces 50% of Victoria's fuel and 10% of the nation's - is still partially operational but the government has warned of impacts to petrol production.

 

[syed putra]

Gulf on fire....
Its all done deliberately by the deep state.

https://www.threads.com/@hustler/po...Edhp-lMn5YQhXyy_dK6oqQDa6KOjV38N3EIwYf&slof=1

 

[syed putra]

India refinery on fire too. Rajasthan.

https://www.threads.com/@hustler/po...Edhp-lMn5YQhXyy_dK6oqQDa6KOjV38N3EIwYf&slof=1

 

[Rogue Trader]

New oil refinery in India burns down yesterday

A day before PM inauguration, fire breaks out at Rajasthan refinery​

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|Srikant Tripathy, Vimal Bhatia, Atul Mathur | TNN | Apr 21, 2026, 03:29 IST

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PACHPADRA/JAISALMER/NEW DELHI: A day before PM Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate Pachpadra refinery in Balotra district of Rajasthan, a massive fire engulfed its core processing units around 1:55 pm on Monday, prompting authorities to order a probe.

A day before PM inauguration, fire breaks out at Rajasthan refinery​

India
|Srikant Tripathy, Vimal Bhatia, Atul Mathur | TNN | Apr 21, 2026, 03:29 IST

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PACHPADRA/JAISALMER/NEW DELHI: A day before PM Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate Pachpadra refinery in Balotra district of Rajasthan, a massive fire engulfed its core processing units around 1:55 pm on Monday, prompting authorities to order a probe.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Oil and gas port at Myanmar burned down yesterday

2 killed, 11 injured in massive fire at river port in Myanmar​

Incident occurred at port near monastery in Homalin Township in northwestern Sagaing region
Islam Uddin
21 April 2026•Update: 21 April 2026

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At least two people were killed and 11 others injured when a major fire broke out at a river port in Myanmar’s northwestern Sagaing region, local media reported on Tuesday.

The blaze erupted around evening on Monday at a port near a monastery in the Homalin township, quickly spreading across vessels and nearby vehicles, according to local outlet Mizzima.

Witnesses said at least 22 motorized boats and two vehicles were destroyed as flames engulfed the area.

Authorities and emergency responders rushed to the scene, deploying multiple fire engines along with local firefighting units.

However, residents reported that the fire continued burning into the following morning.

Preliminary accounts suggest the fire may have been triggered while fuel was being loaded, with large quantities of fuel stored on the boats intensifying the blaze and causing explosions.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Top oil producing countries (2024)

 

[laksaboy]

Some of the China-flagged oil tankers are not carrying oil, but something else.

I expect naval action in the Straits of Malacca and South China Sea in the not-too-distant future.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Additional info:

Venezuela, who has the largest oil reserve in the world, is now under US control.

The Hormuz strait blockade really is a boost for the US petroleum industry. However, the increase in petroleum prices will hurt everyone in the world (including ordinary Americans).

USA, despite being the biggest producer of petroleum, is still a net importer of it.

USA petroleum producers needs oil prices to be high (~$100/barrel) since American crude oil is expensive to refine. Saudi crude, in contrast, is the cheapest to refine and produce. A disabled Saudi petroleum industry is good for USA's petrol companies

 

[Rogue Trader]

One more: Russian refinery also became a target

Russia's Tuapse oil refinery halted operations after April 16 drone attack, sources say​

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April 21, 202610:50 PM GMT+8Updated 13 mins ago

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MOSCOW, April 21 (Reuters) - Russia's Tuapse oil refinery, which sells most of its products for export, halted operations following a Ukrainian drone attack on April ‌16, two industry sources said on Tuesday.
Ukraine has increased attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure as the U.S., which had brokered peace talks to stop the conflict with Russia, has shifted its focus on the war ⁠in Iran. The U.S. has also eased some sanctions on Russian oil to help reduce the impact of supply disruption in the Gulf.

 

[Rogue Trader]

The US needs to become the dominant global petroleum producer in order to preserve the petrodollar system.

The secondary objective is to strangle China's petroleum import sources.

By the way, the biggest casualties in this US-Iran war are non oil producing Asian countries like India, Japan, south Korea, Philippines and sinkapore (and Taiwan province)

 

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Chevron Says Fire at Pasadena, Texas, Refinery's Process Unit Extinguished — OPIS​

Provided by dow jones Apr 20, 2026, 11:18:00 PM
A Saturday fire that shut down a reformer unit at Chevron's 125,000 b/d Pasadena, Texas, refinery has been extinguished, according to a company spokesman and regulatory filing.

Ross Allen, a Chevron spokesman, said in a Monday statement that the company continues to supply customers in the region following the incident.

The refinery experienced a leak and fire in a process unit that was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported, he added.

A filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Sunday identified a reformer as the process unit, which was shut down after the fire. The emissions event lasted for just over one hour, the filing showed.

The Pasadena refinery, located about 10 miles southeast of downtown Houston, has an estimated 24,000 b/d of catalytic reforming capacity, according to the Energy Information Administration.

The refinery produces gasoline, gasoline components, diesel, fuel gas and liquefied petroleum gas, among others, and the facility processes only sweet, light crude that Chevron produces from the Permian Basin, the company's website shows.


This content was created by Oil Price Information Service, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. OPIS is run independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.

 

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A well site explosion triggers a large fire and evacuations in East Texas, but no injuries​

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office received numerous calls late Monday of a loud explosion in Etoile, a small, rural community about 140 miles northeast of Houston.

Associated Press | Posted onApril 21, 2026, 8:34 AM
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The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office responded to an explosion at an industrial site in the Etoile area on the night of April 20, 2026.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — An explosion at a Texas natural gas or oil well site set off a large fire that was seen for miles and led to some evacuations, but caused no injuries, authorities said Tuesday.

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office received numerous calls late Monday of a loud explosion in Etoile in eastern Texas, a small, rural community about 140 miles northeast of Houston.

The sheriff’s office said the explosion happened at an oil well site. The city of Nacogdoches, about 20 miles away, described it as a natural gas well, based on information it received from the Texas Department of Public Safety, city spokesperson Kevin Meyer said Tuesday.

Residents were advised to evacuate as a precaution and others were asked to shelter in place. It wasn’t immediately known how many residents were affected.

The fire was still burning early Tuesday, but it was not spreading and was being monitored, Meyer said.

"There is currently no danger to local residents from the fire, and air quality in the area is being monitored as well," Meyer said in a news release.

A well control emergency response company from Houston was on its way to further suppress the fire, Meyer said.

 

[Rogue Trader]

India refinery on fire too. Rajasthan.

https://www.threads.com/@hustler/po...Edhp-lMn5YQhXyy_dK6oqQDa6KOjV38N3EIwYf&slof=1

Your family OK?

 

[mojito]

Good time to end dependence to dinosaur juice. No juice no problem.

 

[Rogue Trader]

dinosaur juice

 

[zhihau]

Our Jurong island safe or not?

 

[laksaboy]

Our Jurong island safe or not?

If tee kee and mm zai see, continue to smuggle Iranian oil and sanctioned goods to China, you'll have a US naval blockade right at Sinkieland's doorstep.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Our Jurong island safe or not?

Our Zoolong island and Bukom are going to eat grass liao. Our refineries are set up to process Saudi "sweet" crude oil. American crude is too acidic for our refineries

Are we targets? For sure. There is a global oil war going on now

 

[syed putra]

Our Jurong island safe or not?

Safe as no oil to refine.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Russia starting to squeeze EU's energy supply

Russia to halt Kazakhstan’s oil flows to Germany via Druzhba, sources say​

FILE PHOTO: A view shows pipelines at an oil pumping station of Druzhba pipeline, in Adamowo, Poland, June 14, 2011. Jedrzej Wojnar/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS/File Photo

Published Apr 21, 2026, 06:05 PM
Updated Apr 21, 2026, 10:09 PM

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MOSCOW, April 21 - Russia is set to stop oil exports from Kazakhstan to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline starting from May 1, three industry sources said on Tuesday.

The sources, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said that an adjusted oil exporting schedule has been sent to Kazakhstan and Germany.

A halt to Kazakh flows would add more uncertainty to Germany's fuel supply as the Iran war disrupts energy shipments from the Middle East only a few years after Berlin's decades-long energy ties with Russia were upended by the war in Ukraine.