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Fatal gas explosion triggers collapse of two buildings in Istanbul’s fatih district
- Mar, 22, 2026
- Structural Failures Oil & Gas News On Natural Disasters / Failures Forensic Engineering
- Turkey, Istanbul
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A suspected natural gas explosion has led to the collapse of two adjacent buildings in Istanbul’s Fatih district, resulting in at least one fatality and multiple injuries. The incident occurred on Ma...
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Gas explosion suspected in deadly Karachi apartment collapse
- Feb, 19, 2026
- Structural Failures Oil & Gas News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Pakistan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least 16 people, including women and children, were killed after a suspected gas explosion triggered the partial collapse of a residential building in Karachi early Thursday morning. The explosio...
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Federal court rules Biden’s offshore drilling ban unlawful
A federal judge in Louisiana has ruled that former President Joe Biden’s prohibition on new offshore drilling across large swaths of U.S. coastal waters was illegal, finding that his attempt to perma...
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Panama Canal Advances Plans for LPG Pipeline and Port Terminals
- Sep, 18, 2025
- General Construction General Civil Sustainable Development Oil & Gas News On Projects / Industry
- Panama
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced the start of a competitive process to design, build, and operate a new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pipeline across the isthmus. The pipeline, expected...
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Submarine Internet cables can monitor seismic activity and predict earthquakes
- May, 27, 2022
- Oil & Gas Offshore Geotechnics Engineering Seismology
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A wide network of submarine cables could be used to detect earthquakes and tsunamis or monitor how climate change alters ocean currents. These telecoms cables could be used as a giant array of deep...
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