OK natural gas plant explodes, damaging critical NGL hub

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Oklahoma natural gas plant explodes, damaging critical NGL hub

Tuesday, July 12, 2022 by: Ethan Huff

Tags: Collapse, conspiracy, energy, energy infrastructure, explosion, fire, fuel, fuel supply, great reset, green tyranny, Inflation, natural gas, NGL, Oklahoma, Oneok, rationing, scarcity, supply chain, Texas



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(Natural News) One of the country’s leading midstream natural gas service providers went up in flames over the weekend in yet another mysterious explosion incident.



ONEOK, Inc., a large-scale operator of major natural gas liquids (NGL) systems, had its NGL fractionation facility in Medford, located about 85 miles south of Wichita, Kan., explode out of nowhere on Saturday, potentially disrupting the flow of hydrocarbons to energy export hubs on the Texas Gulf Coast.



As we reported back in June, another major natural gas terminal, this one owned by Freeport Liquefied Natural Gas, also went up in flames this year.



“There is an active incident at the plant south of town, and we are asking all residents south of Main Street to evacuate your homes and go to the Medford public school building,” announced the Grant County Sheriff’s Office in a Facebook.



Video footage of the Oklahoma explosion, shared by KWCH Eyewitness News, can be seen below:

KWTX News 10 also shared footage from a different angle:

In a statement, ONEOK explained that the “incident” did not result in any injuries that the company is “aware of.” ONEOK continues to work with local emergency responders and “appreciate their quick response.”



“Our focus continues working with emergency responders to extinguish the fire and the safety of the surrounding community and our employees,” the company added.



At least four natural gas plants have exploded in the U.S. since early June

The NGL products that ONEOK handles just so happen to be used broadly in all sectors of the United States economy. The company’s now-badly damaged fractionation plant separates NGLs into various NGL products including ethane, propane, butane and natural gas.



According to reports, NGL products are used in inputs for petrochemical plants, such as for the purpose of generating electricity at power plants, creating fuel for cooking and mixing fuel for vehicles.



ONEOK’s Medford fractionation facility feeds NGL products directly into pipelines that run through Texas to Mont Belvieu on the Gulf Coast, a major export hub for energy products.



“There’s no word (yet) on disruptions to pipeline flows,” one report explained.



Since early June, at least four different natural gas facilities, just in the U.S. alone, have exploded or caught on fire under mysterious circumstances. One of them was the Freeport facility on June 8, as well as the:



• Petro Star refinery explosion in Valdez, Ak., on June 27

• Energy Transfer pipeline explosion in Wallis, Tx., on July 7



These explosions follow a spate of similar explosions and fires at food processing plants, dozens of which have been partially or fully destroyed over the past several months.



The ONEOK and other natural gas explosions come at the worst possible time for the Texas power grid, about half of which is powered by natural gas. Texas is currently in the throes of the very hot summer season, which means more power outages could soon be on the way for Texans.



“This is a highly organized takedown of the U.S.,” wrote a commenter on a news story about the ONEOK explosion. “Energy infrastructure has been hobbled and food production, too – even baby formula.”



“Death jabs, collapsed supply chains, etc.”



Another wrote that the explosions could be the result of having to run refineries at 95-98 percent capacity “to try to offset Biden’s idiocy.”



It is really starting to seem like these explosions are intentional and planned. More of the latest can be found at Collapse.news.

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First Oklahoma, now Texas: Another natural gas facility EXPLODES

Tuesday, July 12, 2022 by: Ethan Huff


Tags: Collapse, conspiracy, disaster, energy, energy shortage, energy supply, Energy Transfer, explosion, fire, fuel, fuel supply, gas, Inflation, pipeline, power, power grid, rationing, rigged, scarcity, Texas



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(Natural News) Yet another piece of America’s energy infrastructure went up in flames over the weekend, this time in the Houston-area town of Willis.



Officials from Fort Bend County say they responded to a natural gas pipeline explosion that occurred in the 15400 block of JoAnn near FM 1952, located just west of Orchard.



Precinct One Constable Chad Norvell announced on Twitter that nobody was harmed and no buildings were damaged.



“It will take some time to close the line and burn off,” he added about the fire – watch the video below:

Energy Transfer, the pipeline’s owner, issued a statement as well following instructions to area residents to stay away from the pipeline and the massive fireball flames that were seen emanating from it.



“There was an incident today in Fort Bend County on the Old Ocean Pipeline at approximately 11:15 am,” the company announced. “Our control center immediately shut in the line and the area was secured. There were no injuries.”



“By shutting in the line and isolating the impacted section of the pipeline line, the fire was allowed to safely burn itself out by 12:30 pm. All appropriate regulatory agencies have been notified. We will continue to provide updates as information becomes available. There will be an investigation into the cause of the incident. We will not have any information on that until the investigation is complete.”



Is America’s energy sector being targeted for destruction?

There have been numerous similar explosions in recent weeks in Texas, including at Freeport Liquefied Natural Gas.



As we reported, an explosion occurred at that Gulf Coast facility that is expected to leave the plant offline at least throughout the end of the year.



Now, all of a sudden, there has been another mysterious natural gas explosion not too far from Freeport that, while the fire is now out, could impact the supply of natural gas and natural gas products.



“Texas is the number one U.S. state for crude oil and gas production, with fields dotted across much of its landscape,” reports explain. “Last year, the Lone Star state accounted for 43 per cent of the nation’s crude production and a quarter of marketed natural gas production, according to government data.”



“Texas is criss-crossed with 17,000 miles of pipelines which move natural gas from the state across the U.S. and into Mexico.”



Between these mysterious explosions and the dozens of fires that have occurred at food production facilities cross the United States in recent months, it almost seems like this is all a coordinated attack on the American economy.



“They’re not even trying to hide it anymore,” wrote a commenter on a news story about the latest pipeline incident.



“Two incidents in one day – one in Oklahoma and one in Texas – yeah, nothing suspect here,” said another sarcastically. “They are destroying food plants and now gas.”



“It’s no coincidence this is happening in many industries that are important in our life and economy,” expressed someone else. “Another natural gas supplier exploded in Oklahoma as well.”



“The controllers want you begging for their chains.”



It is eerily coincidental, said another, that the Biden regime’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just got done threatening the elimination of the Permian Basin right before this latest pipeline explosion.



“Anyone remember what the drooling potato in the White House said about ‘there WILL be food shortages?'” this person added. “This is payback from the ‘elites’ to us ‘stupid fly-over’ deplorables who voted for Trump.”



The latest news about the mysterious energy sector fires and explosions can be found at FuelSupply.news.

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