The U.S. Coast Guard and local agencies are responding to reports of an oil spill after a cargo ship struck a pier near mile marker 100 on the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans on Thursday. The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 10:30 a.m. that the Singapore-flagged ship Pac Antares had allided with a pier and was reportedly leaking diesel fuel into … [Read more...]
Indonesia Blames Ship’s Anchor for Massive Oil Spill
By Wilda Asmarini and Bernadette Christina Munthe JAKARTA, April 5 (Reuters) - A coal ship that dropped anchor off the coast of the Indonesian port city of Balikpapan on Borneo island was likely to blame for an oil spill, after dragging a pipeline more than 100 metres and causing it to crack, an energy ministry official said. Indonesia declared a state of emergency this week … [Read more...]
Oil Cleanup Continues in Texas After Barge Explosion, Fire
A Unified Command made up of representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, Texas General Land Office, and Bouchard Transportation continue to respond to an oil discharge after a crude oil barge exploded and caught fire three miles off the jetties of Port Aransas, Texas. As of Monday evening, beach cleanup operations had removed approximately 48 cubic yards of oily solids from … [Read more...]
New Estimate Doubles the Size of Last Week’s Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Authorities have doubled the size estimate of last week's offshore oil spill from a damaged pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 40 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana. On Wednesday, LLOG Exploration, which operates the pipeline, issued a revised estimated volume of unaccounted-for oil to the Coast Guard and BSEE. The new calculations indicate that the total volume … [Read more...]
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill May Be Biggest Since 2010
BSEE Gulf of Mexico Region Director Lars Herbst on Monday initiated a Panel Investigation Monday into an oil release from subsea infrastructure located about 40 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana in water 4,463 feet deep. The five-member panel is made up of inspectors, engineers and accident investigators, who will issue a report containing findings, recommendations and … [Read more...]