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Friday, February 16, 2024
An oil spill in Tobago Island, Trinidad and Tobago, is seen in this handout photo released February 10, 2024. Office of the Chief Secretary - THA/Handout via REUTERS
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Tobago’s Tourism, Fishing Hit as Oil Slick Spreads Across Caribbean

By Curtis Williams SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Nine days after a slick was first spotted by Trinidad and Tobago’s Coast Guard, an

February 16, 2024
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Saturday, June 10, 2023
Barbados Explores Oil Import Fees And Carbon Levies
Environment

Barbados Explores Oil Import Fees And Carbon Levies

By Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg) The biggest achievement at the annual United Nations climate summit last year was committing to create a fund that

June 10, 2023
Total Views: 899

Saturday, February 5, 2022
Peru Authorizes Temporary Restart Repsol Refinery After Oil Spill
Oil Spill

Peru Authorizes Temporary Restart Repsol Refinery After Oil Spill

By Marco Aquino LIMA, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Peru’s environmental inspector, responding to fuel supply shortages, on Saturday authorized temporary

February 5, 2022
Total Views: 1267

Monday, August 17, 2020
Wakashio Breaks Apart With 166 Tons Of Fuel Oil Still Aboard
Oil Spill

Wakashio Breaks Apart With 166 Tons Of Fuel Oil Still Aboard

by Omar Mohammed (Reuters) – A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius last month threatening a marine ecological disaster around

August 17, 2020
Total Views: 61

Wednesday, July 24, 2019
MSRC skimming vessel
Maritime News

Sea Machines and MARAD to Demonstrate Autonomous Tech in Oil-Spill Response Operations

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics says it has entered into cooperative agreement with the U.S. Maritime Administration to test the use of autonomous

July 24, 2019
Total Views: 30

Friday, February 2, 2018
Sanchi Oil Spill East China Sea
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Sanchi Oil Spill Drifts Toward Japan

by Osamu Tsukimori (Reuters) – Clumps of oil have washed up on the shores of southern Japan and there are fears they may be leaking from an Iranian crude

February 2, 2018
Total Views: 13

Monday, January 29, 2018
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Environment

China To Invest In Offshore Oil Spill Research

by Chen Aizhu (Reuters) – China’s Ministry of Transport is planning to establish a laboratory specializing in treating oil spills at sea, the first of

January 29, 2018
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
st. john's newfoundland harbor canada offshore
News

Canada is Not Ready To Handle a Major Spill, “Numerous Shortcomings” Found

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Canada’s offshore petroleum boards are not equipped to cope with a major spill, the country’s

February 5, 2013
Total Views: 3

Monday, February 4, 2013
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News

Environmentalists Say Arctic Nations’ Oil Spill Plans are Too Vague and Little Practical Value

By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Plans by Arctic nations to start cooperating over oil spills are vague and fail to

February 4, 2013
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Is The USCG Ready for an Arctic Oil Spill? [INTERVIEW]
Blog

Is The USCG Ready for an Arctic Oil Spill? [INTERVIEW]

The US Coast Guard recently issued a press release commending participants on the success of last week’s oil spill recovery equipment exercise off the

August 9, 2012
Total Views: 9

Students Develop Concept Arctic Spill Response System
Offshore

Students Develop Concept Arctic Spill Response System

DNV’s summer students this week presented the results of seven weeks of intense and targeted work to develop a realistic and suitable concept for a

August 9, 2012
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
DNV Gains Arctic Oil Spill Response Expertise with Latest Acquisition
News

DNV Gains Arctic Oil Spill Response Expertise with Latest Acquisition

The Arctic has large oil and gas resources and operations in this sensitive and harsh area will require efficient oil-spill preparedness solutions. “The

April 29, 2012
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
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Blog

In Case of Offshore Oil Drilling in Cuba and the Bahamas

By Doug Helton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) For the past year, we at NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard have been studying the possible

April 28, 2012
Total Views: 21

Sunday, March 4, 2012
MSRC Completes Gulf of Mexico Expansion
Offshore

MSRC Completes Gulf of Mexico Expansion

The Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) says it has completed its Gulf of Mexico expansion program, known as Deep Blue, and is now fully prepared to

March 4, 2012
Total Views: 42

Thursday, February 9, 2012
SEACOR Sells Environmental Businesses
Offshore

SEACOR Sells Environmental Businesses

SEACOR Holdings announced today that it will be selling off a portion of its environmental business to J.F. Lehman & Company, a private equity firm focused

February 9, 2012
Total Views: 30

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Ship Photos of The Week: Recovering Spilled Oil from Icy Waters
Blog

Ship Photos of The Week: Recovering Spilled Oil from Icy Waters

This weeks ship photos are from a joint exercise currently being conducted by the USCG and other environmental response agencies that is aimed at testing new

January 25, 2012
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