Oil Spill

NEW ORLEANS, LA (gCaptain) In a high-profile case involving environmental crimes at sea, two corporations—Privé Overseas Marine and Privé Shipping

An oil spill from the MSC Apollo containership in Algoa Bay, South Africa, is currently under investigation by authorities as its impact on local wildlife

TELDE, Sept 5 (Reuters) – An oil spill off the Spanish island of Gran Canaria forced local authorities to close several beaches in the popular holiday

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) A ship carrying crude oil that caught fire after being attacked in the Red Sea could lead to a severe ecological disaster, the

ARACAS, Aug 17 (Reuters) – An oil spill, which appeared to originate from Venezuela’s El Palito refinery several days ago, has

TANZA, Philippines, July 29 (Reuters) – An oil spill from a marine tanker that capsized off the coast of Manila Bay in

MANILA, July 25 (Reuters) – A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas off the Philippines on Thursday, causing the death of a

SINGAPORE, June 20 (Reuters) – Singapore will seek compensation for the costs incurred in an oil spill last week from the owners of

SINGAPORE, June 15 (Reuters) – Beaches on Singapore’s Sentosa island were closed on Saturday after an oil spill spread from a

A Unified Command on Monday concluded its response to an oil sheen spotted off the coast of Huntington Beach, California. Cleanup crews managed to recover

A Unified Command has been established to respond to an oil sheen spotted offshore of Huntington Beach, California, near oil platforms. Sector Los Angeles-Long

By Stefanie Eschenbacher and Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The chief executive officer of Mexican state energy oil Pemex on Wednesday sought

By Marcelo Rochabrun (Bloomberg) –Peru’s Environment Minister Albina Ruiz called out Spanish oil firm Repsol SA Thursday for only paying a small

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg) Most people focus on the land and air aspects of the war in Ukraine, naturally enough — they are vivid and constantly

Aug 26 (Reuters) – A Texas oil company agreed to plead guilty to criminal negligence charges and pay nearly $13 million for a crude oil spill

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is responding to a discharge of oil from a tanker ship Friday on the Lower Mississippi River near Kenner, La.  Coast Guard

By Tarek Amara (Reuters) – Tunisia will work with other countries that have offered to help it to prevent environmental damage after a

By Tarek Amara (Reuters) Tunisian authorities intensified efforts on Saturday to avoid an environmental disaster after a merchant fuel ship carrying one

By Katharine Gemmell, Feb 26, 2022(Bloomberg) –A group of Nigerians want a trial against Royal Dutch Shell Plc in the U.K. for what they allege was a

(The Conversation)- On April 20, 2010, the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded, burned, sank in the Gulf of Mexico and terrified the world. This