oil spill | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 2
Nigerian Environmental Group Condemns Shell’s Poor Response to Oil Spill
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) organization has condemned what it called a slow response of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to the oil spill incident of July 2015 at its... Shell May Be Held Liable for 2008 Nigeria Oil Spills
A Dutch appeals court ruled that Royal Dutch Shell may be held liable for 2008 oil spills at its subsidiary in Nigeria, potentially opening the way for other compensation claims against multinationals in the Niger Del...
BP Withdraws Appeal on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Payments
BP has withdrawn its legal appeal against a range of payments made to compensate individuals and businesses affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, reports PennEnergy. In a 2012 settlement, BP was ordered to pa...
Angola’s Sonangol Evaluating Blocks, Resolving Oil Spills
The Angolan state oil company Sonangol issued a statement that it is expected to award concessions and sign contracts with contractor groups in 45 days time, after finishing its examination of onshore oil blocks in th...
Massive Earnings Loss Makes BP Unattractive to Acquire
BP is less likely to be acquired following its $18.7 billion settlement over the 2010 Macondo oil spill, Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley said on July 28. The has been much speculation in recent months that the Brit... 500 Meter Oil Spill in Red Sea
An oil spillage of about 500 meters in circumference has been spotted Saturday in the Red Sea’s northernmost city of Ras Gharib, Youm7 reported. Head of the Environment Protection Association Hassan Farag, said in a p...
Decade Old Gulf of Mexico Oil Leak Could Continue for Another Century
A decade-old oil leak where an offshore platform toppled during a hurricane could continue spilling crude into the Gulf of Mexico for a century or more if left unchecked, according to government estimates obtained by ...
Renewed Drilling Plans Near BP Oil Spill Epicenter Spark Concern
Just 3 miles from the catastrophic BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a Louisiana company is seeking to unlock the same oil and natural gas that turned into a deadly disaster. Drilling has begun in the closest work yet t...
