Oil On Nigerian Coast After Shell Oil Spill
An environmental group said that an oil slick had approached Nigeria’s coastline after a major Shell spill last week, but the company insisted that its spill had been largely dispersed, and now is contained…
Oil Spill Moves Toward Nigerian Coast: Likely Worst In Decade
An oil spill near the coast of Nigeria is likely the worst to hit those waters in a decade, a government official said, as slicks from the Royal Dutch Shell PLC spill approached the country’s southern shoreline.
Russian oil rig sinking casts doubt on Arctic plan
The sinking of a floating oil rig that left more than 50 crew dead or missing is intensifying fears that Russian companies searching for oil in remote areas are unprepared for emergencies, and could cause a disastrous spill in the pristine Arctic region…
TK Bremen Cargo Ship Leaks Fuel Off French Coast
High winds beached a cargo ship on France’s Atlantic coast and some of the 220 tons of fuel on board leaked out, threatening a local beach.
Shell Arctic drilling conditionally approved
A Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary received federal approval Friday for drilling exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska’s northwest coast but with conditions that raised concerns with the state’s congressional delegation.
Chevron faces $10.6bn Brazil legal suit over oil spill
Brazilian federal prosecutors are seeking 20 billion reais (some $10 billion) for environmental damages from US oil supermajor Chevron and Swiss-based Transocean for an oil spill that began in early November, when wells leaked off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
Chevron Accepts Responsibility For Oil Spill Off Brazil’s Coast
California oil giant Chevron Corp. promised to fully clean up a spill off Brazil’s coast, taking responsibility for an accident that has become a major test for one of the world’s fastest-growing oil frontiers. 416,400 litres had leaked so far, since the accident happened almost two weeks ago…
Most oil emptied from stricken New Zealand ship
Salvage crews have pumped almost all the oil from a container ship that ran aground on a New Zealand reef and caused the country’s worst maritime pollution disaster, authorities said Monday. The cost of the response so far was about $12 million.
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: New Approach to Assessing Impacts of Ecological Damage
The magnitude and depth of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will require an unprecedented effort to determine the extent and severity of ecological damage and to develop restoration plans for affected areas in the Gulf of Mexico, says an interim report by the National Research Council.