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Mexico’s Pemex Plagued By Deadly Offshore Explosions and Major Pipeline Spills
Mexico’s Pemex Plagued By Deadly Offshore Explosions and Major Pipeline Spills It’s been a disastrous year for Pemex, the state-owned Mexican oil company at the center of the nation’s landmark energy reforms. In just over a month, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) starred in three tragic incidents, two fatal. First was a deadly explosion aboard a Pemex offshore oil […]
NY Governor Probes Nuclear Plant ‘Incident’ As Oil Spills Into Hudson River
NY Governor Probes Nuclear Plant ‘Incident’ As Oil Spills Into Hudson River Having explained to the general public that there was nothing to be concerned about, when an exploding transformer shut down at least one unit of the Indian River nuclear power plant, noting “no danger to public safety,” it appears the situation is not […]
Analysis: What Bill C-22 Means For Oil Spill Cleanup in Canada
Analysis: What Bill C-22 Means For Oil Spill Cleanup in Canada After BP’s Deepwater Horizon well blowout in April 2010, responders dumped approximately 1.84 million gallons of chemical dispersants into the Gulf of Mexico in an effort to stop the oil slick from fouling fragile coastal environments. The use of such a massive quantity of dispersants, coupled […]
3,500 litres of oil leak into River Usk in Wales
3,500 litres of oil leak into River Usk in Wales Environment officials investigate after dead fish spotted on the surface, and oily sheen seen on top of the water Environment officials are investigating after 3,500 litres of oil leaked in to a river in Wales. Natural Resources Wales said the source of the spill happened in […]
Oil from 2010 BP spill found at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico
Oil from 2010 BP spill found at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico A new study suggests that up to 38 million liters of crude oil from the 2010 BP oil spill is resting on the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico, posing a threat to the local ecosystem. The findings have shed light on where […]
Yellowstone River Oil Spill Threatens Drinking Water in Montana
Yellowstone River Oil Spill Threatens Drinking Water in Montana Bottled water is being provided to residents of Glendive, Montana, after oil from True Companies’Poplar pipeline system leaked into the Yellowstone River. Dawson County has received complaints of odor in drinking water from people who use the municipal water system, according to a posting on the Montana government site. A […]
U.S. Seeks BP Fine of Up to $18 Billion for Gulf Oil Spill Disaster – Bloomberg
U.S. Seeks BP Fine of Up to $18 Billion for Gulf Oil Spill Disaster – Bloomberg. The government wants BP Plc (BP/) to pay $16 billion to $18 billion in water-pollution fines for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history while seeking more than $1 billion from the co-owner of the blown-out well that caused the 2010 Gulf of […]
Major Oil Threatens India and Bangladesh Sunderbans
Major Oil Threatens India and Bangladesh Sunderbans. Nearly 350 tonne of oil spilled into the Sela river of the Sunderbans on Tuesday after an oil tanker collided with an empty cargo vessel in the Bangaldesh side of the mangrove forests. The spill may cross over to the Indian side of the Sunderbans, and cause serious damage […]
‘Millions of liters’ of oil spilled in Israel, flooding nature reserve (PHOTOS) — RT News
‘Millions of liters’ of oil spilled in Israel, flooding nature reserve (PHOTOS) — RT News. A pipeline breach near the Israel-Jordan border has flooded a nature reserve in what authorities call one of Israel’s worst environmental disasters, causing large amounts of potentially poisonous gas to be released near Aqaba, raising health concerns. The Eilat-Ashkelon crude […]
Alberta Pipeline Spills 60,000 Litres Of Crude Into Muskeg, Says Energy Regulator
Alberta Pipeline Spills 60,000 Litres Of Crude Into Muskeg, Says Energy Regulator. RED EARTH CREEK, Alta. – The Alberta Energy Regulator says close to 60,000 litres of crude oil have spilled into muskeg in the province’s north. An incident report by the regulator states that a mechanical failure was reported Thursday at a Canadian Natural […]
