Oil Spill

Rena oil spill: Shipping firm to donate NZ$1m for clean-up
Environment

Rena oil spill: Shipping firm to donate NZ$1m for clean-up

The company that was chartering a cargo ship at the time it ran aground on a New Zealand reef and…
Oil from stuck ship washes onto New Zealand beach
Environment

Oil from stuck ship washes onto New Zealand beach

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Small amounts of oil from a container ship stuck on a reef for days began washing…
Shell uncertain about cause of North Sea oil spill
Environment

Shell uncertain about cause of North Sea oil spill

LONDON - Royal Dutch Shell says it still does not know what caused the worst North Sea oil spill in…
Malaysian tanker fined for oil spill
Environment

Malaysian tanker fined for oil spill

A Malaysian ship called African Lark has been fined for an oil spill it caused at the Alexandria Port Monday.…
China oil spill to have ‘long-term impact’ on environment
Environment

China oil spill to have ‘long-term impact’ on environment

SHANGHAI — An oil spill off of China's eastern coast kept hidden from the public for weeks has caused long-term…
Broken oil pipeline in Nasr City stops traffic for hours
Egypt

Broken oil pipeline in Nasr City stops traffic for hours

Traffic was stopped early Saturday morning in the area surrounding the Ahly Club in Nasr City district in dead standstill…
Nile oil spill forces 5 water treatment plants to close
Egypt

Nile oil spill forces 5 water treatment plants to close

Following a spill of 110 tons of diesel fuel in the Nile River, Egyptian Authorities have ordered the closure of…
Leak of 110 tons of diesel fuel in Nile after barge sinks in Aswan
Environment

Leak of 110 tons of diesel fuel in Nile after barge sinks in Aswan

A Nile Petroleum Company barge carrying 224 tons of diesel fuel has sunk north of Aswan near the village of…
Coast Guard Reports Blast on Oil Rig in Gulf of Mexico
Environment

Coast Guard Reports Blast on Oil Rig in Gulf of Mexico

Grand Isle, LA--An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off…
Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off
Environment

Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off

New Orleans--The image of thick crude gushing from a blown-out oil well a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico was…
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