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Monday, February 17, 2014
Ocean Tankers’ VLCC Offloads Crude as South Korea Reports Another Offshore Oil Spill
Maritime News

Ocean Tankers’ VLCC Offloads Crude as South Korea Reports Another Offshore Oil Spill

By Meeyoung Cho SEOUL, Feb 17 (Reuters) – A tanker run by Singapore’s Ocean Tankers completed the offloading of 278,000 tonnes of oil in the sea

February 17, 2014
Total Views: 120

Monday, February 3, 2014
South Korea Cleans Up After VLCC Strikes Oil Pipeline
Maritime News

South Korea Cleans Up After VLCC Strikes Oil Pipeline

eams of workers, aided by ships and aircraft, will complete on Monday the sea cleanup of 164,000 litres of oil that leaked off South Korea's southern coast,

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 73

Saturday, January 18, 2014
Hibernia’s Oil Leak 600 Times Bigger Than First Thought
Incidents

Hibernia’s Oil Leak 600 Times Bigger Than First Thought

The Chief Conservation Officer (CCO) for the Canada-Newfoundland Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) received notification on Friday from Hibernia

January 18, 2014
Total Views: 156

Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Upper Mississippi River Reopens After Spill
News

Upper Mississippi River Reopens After Spill

The Coast Guard captain of the port has reopened a section of the upper Mississippi near LeClaire, Iowa that had been closed for over 24 hours due to a sunken

November 27, 2013
Total Views: 11

Tuesday, November 26, 2013
USCG Responding to Sunken Towboat, Oil Discharge on Upper Mississippi River – UDPATE
News

USCG Responding to Sunken Towboat, Oil Discharge on Upper Mississippi River – UDPATE

The U.S. Coast Guard and emergency crews responded Monday night to a sunken towboat and oil discharge on the Upper Mississippi River near LeClaire,

November 26, 2013
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, July 31, 2013
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Incidents

Tanker KM Patriot Andalan Spills 5,400 Tons Of Fuel Oil Into Molucca Sea

JAKARTA, July 31 (Reuters) – An oil tanker owned by Indonesia’s state oil and gas company, Pertamina, spilled around 5,400 tonnes of fuel into the

July 31, 2013
Total Views: 26

Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Oil Spill Responders on Alert as Gulf of Mexico Platform Suffers Loss of Well Control [UPDATE]
Incidents

Oil Spill Responders on Alert as Gulf of Mexico Platform Suffers Loss of Well Control [UPDATE]

Update: A statement from Talos Energy late Tuesday said that during operations yesterday to permanently plug and abandon their non-producing Ship Shoal 225 B-2

July 9, 2013
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Allision With Wellhead Causes Geyser in Gulf of Mexico [PHOTO]
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Allision With Wellhead Causes Geyser in Gulf of Mexico [PHOTO]

NEW ORLEANS — The United States Coast Guard on Wednesday said it was responding to a report to an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following an allision

February 27, 2013
Total Views: 18

Monday, February 18, 2013
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Incidents

Production Halted at Petrobras’ PPM-1 Offshore Platform After Oil Spill Reported [UPDATE 1]

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state-led Petroleo Brasileiro SA was forced to shut down operations for nearly a day at its PPM-1

February 18, 2013
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Portion of Mississippi River Remains Closed After Oil Spill
Grounding Incidents

Portion of Mississippi River Remains Closed After Oil Spill

A 16-mile stretched of the lower Mississippi River near Vicksburg remained closed Wednesday as response crews scramble to clean up and contain an oil spill

January 30, 2013
Total Views: 17

Monday, January 28, 2013
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USCG

Coast Guard: Damaged Barge Still Leaking Oil Into Lower Mississippi

NEW ORLEANS – A unified command continues to respond to a crude oil spill in the lower Mississippi River near mile marker 434 in Vicksburg, Miss., the

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 12

Saturday, December 15, 2012
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Incidents

USCG and Government Authorities Respond to Fuel Oil Spill in Kill Van Kull

NEW YORK – The Coast Guard continues its response to a fuel spill which occurred at 11:22 p.m. last night at Mays Ship Repair near Mariner’s

December 15, 2012
Total Views: 13

Monday, December 3, 2012
Research, Response for Future Oil Spills: Lessons Learned from Deepwater Horizon – NOAA
Offshore

Research, Response for Future Oil Spills: Lessons Learned from Deepwater Horizon – NOAA

A special collection of articles about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill provides the first comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the science used in the

December 3, 2012
Total Views: 6

Thursday, November 1, 2012
Crews Contain New Jersey Oil Spill Caused by Sandy’s Surge
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Crews Contain New Jersey Oil Spill Caused by Sandy’s Surge

(Bloomberg) — Workers contained a spill of diesel fuel caused by superstorm Sandy, blocking it from flowing into a waterway that separates New Jersey and

November 1, 2012
Total Views: 16

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
More Than a Decade Later, Total Loses Battle Over MV Erika Oil Spill

More Than a Decade Later, Total Loses Battle Over MV Erika Oil Spill

(Bloomberg) — Total SA lost its bid to overturn a ruling holding it responsible for the 1999 oil spill following the sinking of a tanker it had hired.

September 25, 2012
Total Views: 307

Monday, August 20, 2012
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News

Caribbean Nations Come Together for Conference on Offshore Deepwater Spill Response

HOUSTON – Caribbean nations will come together for the first time to specifically address emergency response protocols for offshore deepwater drilling

August 20, 2012
Total Views: 1

Tuesday, July 24, 2012
bonga oil spill shell nigeria
Incidents

Shell Will Fight Nigerian Oil Spill Fine to the Bitter End

LONDON-(Dow Jones)- The Nigerian National Assembly will make a decision on whether to impose a $5 billion fine on Royal Dutch Shell SA’s Nigerian

July 24, 2012
Total Views: 58

Tuesday, July 17, 2012
shell bonga fpso
Incidents

Nigerian Oil Spill Could Result in Astronomical $5 Billion Fine for Shell

LONDON (Dow Jones) —Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) could face a record $5 billion fine from authorities in Nigeria for an oil spill off the coast of

July 17, 2012
Total Views: 33

Monday, June 11, 2012
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Oil Spill

US Army Ship Monterrey Aground In Alaska

The United States Coast Guard responded to a mayday call from the crew of a United States Army vessel after they reportedly struck an object and began taking

June 11, 2012
Total Views: 252

Friday, May 18, 2012
Drilling Off Cuba, and How the Embargo Could be Very Costly for the US
Offshore

Drilling Off Cuba, and How the Embargo Could be Very Costly for the US

The Scarabeo 9, on contract for Repsol, is currently sitting at, or very close to, “TD” or total depth on the first deepwater well ever drilled off

May 18, 2012
Total Views: 10
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