With the arrival of winter, you may be happy to light your fireplace, candles, or even an outdoor firepit to sit around with friends and family. Finding ways to light these small, convenient, and controlled fires that...
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Kendra Kuhar
Petroleum Product of the Week: Greek Fire
Picture yourself in a boat on a river the sea. It’s ancient times. You don’t know the exact date, or even what year it is, because who has time to worry about such trivial matters when your naval ship—and the water and...
Sarah Simonovich
A Famous Photojournalist’s Gulf War Experience
In 1991, Saddam Hussein’s forces were retreating from Kuwait during the first Gulf War. As part of a “scorched earth” tactic, Hussein’s men set fire to hundreds of oil fields as a way to punish...
Matthew Blockus
Why Oil Refineries Emit Fireballs
A few days before Christmas 2014, the San Francisco Bay Area was shocked to find a fire lighting the nighttime sky. Citizens worried that the source of the blaze was the Chevron oil refinery located in the community of...