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Sunday, December 25, 2011
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Incidents

Shell Nigeria Receives “Support and Understanding” From Local Communities After Huge Oil Spill

IBADAN, Nigeria (Dow Jones)–Shell Petroleum Production Co., or SNEPCo, on Sunday said the oil leak from its Bongo facility off the Nigerian coast has

December 25, 2011
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Incidents

The Gulf of Guinea is Now Even More Filthy, 40k Barrels of Oil Leak from Bongo FPSO

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) Wednesday said it has halted production from the 200,000-barrel-a-day Bonga deepwater oil field, offshore

December 21, 2011
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
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Incidents

Shell Spills Oily Drilling Mud into the Gulf of Mexico

A Shell-contracted deepwater drilling rig accidently spilled 319 barrels of oily mud into the sea yesterday while operating in in the Gulf of Mexico’s

December 20, 2011
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Chevron OIl Spill Frade Brazil Brasil offshore
Incidents

Chevron to Face Steep Fines for Brazilian Oil Spill

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. (CVX) faces heavy fines in Brazil after the company accepted responsibility for an oil spill at

November 22, 2011
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
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Incidents

Up to 8,000 Barrels of Oil Leak Offshore Brazil, Chevron Takes “Full Responsibility”

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–The Brazilian unit of major U.S. oil company Chevron Corp. (CVX) takes “full responsibility” for a leaking well

November 20, 2011
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Rena Salvage Moves From Oil To Containers
Oil Spill

Rena Salvage Moves From Oil To Containers

Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) reports that salvage crews have removed most of the oil from the M/V Rena, the containership which ran aground on a New Zealand reef

November 14, 2011
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
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Incidents

“Crack in the Seabed” Causing Oil Slick in Campos Basin Off Brazil, Not Chevron’s Frade FPSO

RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- The Brazilian unit of U.S. oil company Chevron Corp. (CVX) is rushing equipment to find the cause of an oil leak at the offshore

November 12, 2011
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Svitzer MV Rena Salvage Maritime New Zealand
Incidents

Salvage of MV Rena Continues… Sucking Heavy Fuel Presents Issues

WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)–Maritime New Zealand is focused Monday on removing oil from a cargo vessel grounded on a reef off the east coast of New

October 16, 2011
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
MV Rena… “The worst environmental maritime disaster in New Zealand” – Prime Minister
Incidents

MV Rena… “The worst environmental maritime disaster in New Zealand” – Prime Minister

By Lucy Craymer And Rebecca Howard, Wall Street Journal WELLINGTON—Oil spilling from a cargo vessel stranded off the east coast of New Zealand’s

October 11, 2011
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
MV Rena Astrolabe Reef grounding New Zealand
Incidents

Oil Slick From Containership Reaches New Zealand Beach, Deteriorating Weather Threatens Salvage

By Lucy Craymer, Wall Street Journal WELLINGTON—Oil from the damaged cargo vessel MV Rena has started to wash up on a popular beach on the east coast of

October 9, 2011
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
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Oil Spill

Containership Rena strikes New Zealand’s Astrolabe Reef

The Waikato Times of New Zealand reports that the 236-meter Liberian flagged container ship, M/V Rena aground on Astrolabe Reef yesterday about 6 nautical

October 6, 2011
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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Offshore

Is The Deepwater Horizon Leaking Oil?

The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday it is working with Transocean Ltd. to find out whether last year’s wreckage of the Deepwater Horizon rig is the source

September 28, 2011
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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Collision

Dirty Joke Caught On Tape – NTSB Eagle Otome Report

Fatigue and distractions including off-colored jokes and reading newspapers are just some of the contributing causes to last year’s ship collision

September 27, 2011
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Admiral Papp Praises Deepwater Horizon Crew, Captain Kutcha Cleared
Blog

Admiral Papp Praises Deepwater Horizon Crew, Captain Kutcha Cleared

The Commandant of the US Coast Guard, Admiral Robert Papp, released his final report on the Deepwater Horizon Investigation today. The contents of the report

September 14, 2011
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Incidents

UK looking to “name and shame” offshore oil companies that cause environmental damage

ABERDEEN, Scotland (Dow Jones)–The organization tasked with policing safety on U.K. North Sea oil and gas installations said Wednesday it is prepared to

September 7, 2011
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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Incidents

CNOOC Willing To Set Up Marine Environmental Fund With ConocoPhillips

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CEO), also known as CNOOC, said Tuesday that it is willing to establish a marine environmental

September 6, 2011
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
China puts stop to Conoco offshore production citing “negligence”
Incidents

China puts stop to Conoco offshore production citing “negligence”

SHANGHAI—China’s coastal waters regulator on Friday ordered ConocoPhillips to suspend production in the country’s largest off-shore oil

September 4, 2011
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Friday, August 12, 2011
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Incidents

Shell Fighting Oil Spill At North Sea Platform

Image by Oilrigphotos LONDON (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSA.LN, RDSB, RDSB.LN) said Friday an oil spill has occurred at its Gannet Alpha

August 12, 2011
Total Views: 139

Monday, August 8, 2011
MV Rak mumbai oil spill
Incidents

Stand clear of the waters off Mumbai…it’s turning into a ship graveyard.

PHOTO: AAJ TAK MUMBAI (Dow Jones)–Indian authorities are monitoring an oil spill from a ship that sank 25 nautical miles off the Mumbai coastline,

August 8, 2011
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Friday, July 22, 2011
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News

Hornbeck Offshore and Marine Spill Response Corporation Announce Long-term Contract in Gulf of Mexico

COVINGTON, LA  Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) and Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) announced today that they have entered into a

July 22, 2011
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