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NOSDRA begins oil recovery after Shell pipeline spill
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency has reported an oil spill from Shell’s underwater pipeline in Obololi, Southern Ijaw Local Government area of Bayelsa State.This is as it commenced ...
Brunswick Landing authority picks new leader as spill cleanup continues
Daniel Stevenson will become the new executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA) on March 3, ...
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Oily water found in engine room of ‘deformed’ MSC boxship
A salvage team has found an oily water mix in the engine room and some cargo holds of an MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co ...
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Groups File First Environmental Lawsuit Vs. New Trump Administration, Challenging Illegal Order to Undo Ocean Protections from Offshore Drilling
The law authorizes the president to withdraw offshore areas from oil and gas leasing, as eight administrations, including the first Trump administration, have routinely done. However, the law does not ...
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Nigerian communities take Shell to court over oil spills
A pivotal hearing is underway in the UK at London's High Court as community leaders from the Niger Delta region take on oil giant Shell. The court action was initiated by the Ogale and Bille ...
Trump EPA admin Zeldin visits Asheville, talks riverfront debris, pollution, businesses
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said that his office is focusing on oil spills and wastewater ...
Part of Russia's island of Sakhalin on high alert after Chinese cargo ship runs aground
Part of Russia’s Pacific island region of Sakhalin is on high alert after a Chinese cargo ship ran aground off its southwest coast ...
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Texas regulators grapple with a growing problem: old oil wells leaking polluted water
See our newsletter page here. (The Texas Tribune) – In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real ...
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Shell reports another oil spill in Niger Delta; over 130 spills in 2024
Shell Nigeria on Tuesday, reported an oil spill from its facility in Ogale, close to Port Harcourt, following the overflow of a saver pit during flushing operations in the Niger Delta region. This is ...
Crews work to clean up oil in Allegheny River following spill from Westmoreland County steel plant
Crews worked Tuesday to clean what they could of a hydraulic oil spill that happened at the Braeburn Alloy Steel Plant Monday ...
Physics World23d
Filter inspired by deep-sea sponge cleans up oil spills
(Courtesy: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Gulf of Mexico 2012 Expedition) Oil spills can pollute large volumes of surrounding water – thousands of times greater than the spill itself – causing ...
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Oil prices settle down as US stockpile grows, tariffs still in focus
US futures settle at lowest so far this year US crude oil inventories rose last week, EIA says US still plans to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico Saudi and other OPEC+ ministers meet next week Jan ...