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Fishermen to sue over Timor oil spill

Kupang :: Indonesia | about 21 hours ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Hundreds of fishermen and seaweed farmers are seeking compensation from the Federal Government and a Thai operator after the Montara oil spill in the Timor Sea. At least 500 million litres of oil from the Montara oil field spilled into the Timor Sea over...

Tags: Australian Army, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Indonesian, oil spill, Timor Sea, compensation claim, Indonesia, Kupang, Fisheries, East Timor, Timor, Fishing, Island countries, Oil spills, Montara oil spill, Disaster Accident, Environment

Australian oil spill seeps into Senate debate about drilling

Anchorage :: AK :: USA | 2 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The spill off the western Australian coast spewed oil into the ocean for 10 weeks, eventually engulfing a platform and the attached drilling rig in flames. Opponents of offshore drilling are now using images from the spill as a warning sign of what could...

Tags: U.S, Senate, offshore drilling, Bob Menendez, Interior Department, Australia, oil spill, Mary Landrieu, senate energy, Anchorage, Petroleum, Drilling rig, Seadrill, Petroleum industry, Politics, Business Finance, Petroleum production, Oil platforms, Energy in the United States, Disaster Accident, Environment

Icy oil spill easier to clean, scientists say

Anchorage :: AK :: USA | 6 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Research funded by oil interests conflicts with conventional wisdom. Published: November 17th, 2009 10:32 PM Last Modified: November 17th, 2009 10:41 PM Scientists funded by Shell and six other oil companies say that cleaning up oil spills in Arctic...

Tags: oil spill, Anchorage, Ocean pollution, Oil, Environmental issues with petroleum, Oils, Hazards, Disaster Accident, Technology Internet, Environment

Divers searching Aquatic Park for 8-month son of slain Oakland woman

Berkeley :: CA :: USA | 11 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Divers were at Aquatic Park this morning probing the waters for the missing 8-month-old son of a 23-year-old Oakland woman found slain at the park Friday morning, authorities said. The missing child was reported to Oakland police early today by relatives...

Tags: Berkeley, aquatic parking, oil spill, Oakland, Aquatic Park, Oakland California, Berkeley California, Oakland International Airport, Law Crime, COSCO, Bird, Surf Scoter, Raptor Education Group, Oil spills, Cosco Busan oil spill, San Francisco Bay, Disaster Accident, Environment, KTVU, Alameda California, Environmental issues with petroleum, Hazards, Ocean pollution, Frankel, Prostitution

Coast guard kills an oil spill

Mumbai :: India | 19 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The aim of the exercise was to test the preparedness of these agencies to take quick action in case of an oil spill. Five ships, hi-tech equipment, choppers, and aircraft were used in the exercise, which is conducted twice a year. After the exercise,...

Tags: oil spill

Inquiry into Montara oil spill launched

Sydney :: Australia | 20 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

David Borthwick has been appointed to lead an inquiry into a major oil spill off the Western Australian coast. The oil began leaking on August 21 in the Montara field near the West Atlas oil rig, more than 200km north-west of WA's Kimberley coastline,...

Tags: oil spill, Western Australian, West Australian, oil rig, Australian Greens, Montara, West Atlas

Oil spill cleanup continues on Alameda shore

Alameda :: CA :: USA | 21 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Cleanup crews and volunteers picked up globules of sandy tar and chased down oily birds on an Alameda beach Monday, three days after a refueling mishap caused as much as 800 gallons of bunker fuel to spill into San Francisco Bay. Images More Bay Area...

Tags: Alameda, oil spill, spill cleanup

China cleans oil spill from freighter

Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 22 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Thirty-seven people on board, including a two-year-old boy, were rescued. The freighter was damaged in the accident and fuel began to spill shortly afterwards...Xinhua news agency quoted the maritime bureau as saying that 30 cleaners aboard four vessels...

Tags: oil spill, China

Cleanup ongoing for San Francisco Bay oil spill

Alameda :: CA :: USA | 22 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Calif. — Cleanup crews are still sopping up fuel that washed up on Alameda County beaches after last week's oil spill in San Francisco Bay. Coast Guard officials say 400 to 800 gallons of oil spilled onto the deck of the Panamanian-flagged Dubai Star...

Tags: oil spill, San Francisco Bay, cleanup crews, Alameda County

Leaking oil rig ablaze in Timor sea

Jakarta :: Indonesia | 22 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Australasia said no-one was injured and non-essential workers were evacuated after the fire broke out on the West Atlas rig and Montara wellhead platform yesterday. The blaze started when workers began pumping heavy mud into a leaking well casing. Australasia's...

Tags: West Atlas, oil rig, atlas rig, Timor Sea, Indonesian, heavy mud, Australasia, oil spill, Western Australia

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