Royal Dutch Shell said Tuesday that oil continues to leak into the North Sea from the company’s platform off the Scottish coast at a rate of two barrels a day. A Shell spokesman said the company does not know when the leak will be stopped, but that most of the visible oil slick has already […]
Shell: British Oil Leak Slowed to 2 Barrels a Day
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
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Shell: North Sea Oil Spill ‘Significant’
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Royal Dutch Shell says a substantial amount of oil has leaked into the North Sea from the company’s platform off the Scottish coast. Shell estimated Monday that about 1,300 barrels spilled from its Gannet Alpha rig, off Aberdeen. The company says the spill covers an area of about 31 by 4.3 kilometers at its widest […]
China Orders US Oil Firm to Halt Drilling Off Coast
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Chinese authorities have ordered an American company to halt operations in an offshore oil field where two spills were revealed last week. The State Oceanic Administration said Wednesday it had ordered ConocoPhillips China to stop its work at the field in Bohai Bay off China’s northeast coast. It said it wants the company to eliminate […]
New Oil Spill Found Off China’s Coast
Posted July 12th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
An off-shore oil rig has leaked and spread oil over about one square kilometer off China’s northeast coast, the third oil spill in the area in less than two months. The State Oceanic Administration says the leak occurred in the Suizhong 36-1 oil field, operated by China National Offshore Oil Corporation, in the region known […]
BP Wants to Stop Paying Future Loss Claims
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
British oil company BP says it should not have to pay for potential future economic losses to people in the U.S. Gulf region, saying the economy there has recovered from the 2010 oil rig explosion and massive oil spill. In a 29-page document made public Friday, the company noted that tourism is booming in the […]
Montana Governor Responds to Spill With Emergency Declaration
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
The governor of the U.S. state of Montana has declared an emergency in seven counties affected by an oil spill into the Yellowstone River from a ruptured pipeline. Governor Brian Schweitzer issued the order late Tuesday. It lists the ExxonMobile oil company as being responsible for the spill. Exxon officials have said they have seen […]
US, Chinese Oil Firms Face Heat Over Oil Spills
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. and Chinese oil companies are facing harsh criticism for their failure to disclose an oil spill off the eastern coast of China for almost a month. The environmental group Greenpeace said it is “disappointed” in the delays in reporting the spill, which has contaminated 840 square kilometers in Bohai Bay off the coast of […]
Chinese Firm Denies Cover-Up in Yellow Sea Oil Spill
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Chinese state media are warning of potential long-term environmental damage from a Yellow Sea oil spill that went virtually unreported for two weeks. A spokesman for China’s largest offshore oil and gas producer is quoted Tuesday in the Communist Party-controlled Global Times denying any attempt to cover up the spill off northeastern Shandong province. The […]
Oil Pipeline Ruptures in Western US
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
Officials in the western U.S. state of Montana say an oil pipeline that ruptured last week dumped about 1,000 barrels of crude oil into the rain-swollen Yellowstone River. The spill from the ExxonMobil pipeline late Friday near the town of Laurel sent oil many kilometers downstream in the river known for its superb fishing. Residents […]
Oil Pipeline Ruptures in Western US
Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
An oil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone River in the western U.S. state of Montana has ruptured, dumping an unknown amount of oil into the waterway. The ExxonMobil pipeline ruptured late Friday near the town of Laurel and prompted an evacuation of local residents. Witnesses reported seeing an oil slick in the river. Exxon […]
