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Oil tanker Fell Off Bridge in Lagos, No Dead Reported
A Forte Oil’s fuel tanker fell off the Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos bursting into flames as its content spilled and burnt down four houses and five vehicles, The News Nigeria reported. According to News24Nigeria, ...
Oil spill in Al-Sinbellawin
The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) released a statement late Monday announcing the discovery of an oil spill in the Al-Bouhiya Canal near Al Sinbellawin, in the delta governorate of Dakahlia. According t...
US Judge Refuses to Dismiss Decade-Old Oil Leak Case
A federal judge refused on Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit that environmental groups filed against a New Orleans-based company responsible for a decade-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan...
Lawmakers to Probe Federal Agency’s Oversight of US Pipelines After Oil Spill
Lawmakers are set to probe a federal agency’s oversight of U.S. pipelines after a crude spill near the southern California coast highlighted the government’s delays implementing congressionally mandated safeguards. Th...
Shell Fined for Diesel Leak on North Sea Platform
Oil giant Shell has been fined thousands of pounds after a diesel leak on board a North Sea platform. Between 13 and 15 tonnes spilled into the sea from the Brent Bravo, 116 miles north east of Lerwick, in May 2013. S...
Russian Environmental Watchdog Opens Case Against Rosneft for Siberia Oil Spill
Russia’s environmental watchdog has opened a case against state-owned oil corporation Rosneft after a pipeline leak resulted in oily water filling backyards and flowing out of locals’ taps in Siberia. RN Yugansknefteg...
BP Shares Down After Supreme Court Denies Oil Spill Appeal
BP (BP – Get Report) shares are down 2.13% to $40.47 in afternoon trading on Monday after the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from oil giant concerning fines that the company will be liable for in the w... US Rejects Appeals on 2010 Oil Spill
Justices let stand a lower court ruling that said the owners of the blown-out Macondo well could not avoid federal fines for the spill by blaming another company’s failed equipment. The firms argued that the oil...
