The leading source for credible citizen reporting

Report Your News
Take the tour...

News tagged with “timor sea”. Found:
15 tagged news reports.

 

Your Search Returned 15 tagged news reports

 

Kupang :: Indonesia | about 20 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

Sydney :: Australia | 8 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Australasia's Montara well in the Timor Sea, more than 200km northwest of WA's Kimberley coastline, in mid-August. The leak was "killed" earlier this month when the well was injected with a heavy mud mixture, creating a temporary plug. Mr Ferguson said...

Tags: Australia, Sydney, Oil wells, Montara California, Wellhead, Timor Sea, Drilling rig, Disaster Accident, Petroleum production, Oilfield terminology, Oil platforms

Sydney :: Australia | 21 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

An oil well which has been spewing hundreds of thousands of litres of oil into the Timor Sea has been plugged...The company says it pumped nearly 3,500 barrels of mud into a relief well to plug the leak. A fire on the platform, which stifled attempts...

Tags: Timor Sea, West Atlas, oil leaking, oil rig, Western Australia, Montara, atlas oil, Australasia, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, massive oil

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

Sydney :: Australia | 23 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

A fire has broken out at an oil well that has been leaking in the Timor Sea for 10 weeks. Australasia says the West Atlas rig and Montara well head platform are on fire. All personnel on the nearby West Triton rig and on work vessels in the area are reported...

Tags: Timor Sea, West Atlas, atlas rig, leaking oil, Montara, Australasia, Australian Green Party, minister martin, Martin Ferguson, Western Australia

Sydney :: Australia | 26 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The Northern Territory Government says a small amount of non-harmful gas has escaped from the Puffin oil field, which is operated by Chinese oil and gas company, Sinopec. The leak was discovered early last month as part of a routine inspection. The Puffin...

Tags: Timor Sea, Puffin, Sinopec Australia, oil spill, West Atlas, Western Australia, gas leaking

Sydney :: Australia | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Australasia, has been leaking oil into the Timor Sea for more than nine weeks. A fourth attempt to intercept the leak has been delayed numerous times and is now planned for Tuesday. The Opposition's spokesman for environment Greg Hunt says the Federal...

Tags: Timor Sea, half weeks, PTT Australasia Pty Ltd, Western Australia

Darwin :: Australia | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Australian oil spill 'contaminating one of world's richest marine wildernesses' WWF expedition into Timor Sea finds dolphins, sea birds, turtles and other marine wildlife at risk in oil spill that began in August The Montara oil rig as it leaks fuel...

Tags: oil spill, Western Australia, West Australia, Australian, Timor Sea, sea birds, toxic oil, marine life

Sydney :: Australia | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

A second attempt to plug a leak from the West Atlas oil rig, which has been spilling oil into the Timor Sea for about seven weeks, is due to begin today. Senator Ludlam says the response should have been quicker. "The job in front of us now is to make...

Tags: Timor Sea, Australasia, oil spill, West Atlas

Sydney :: Australia | 2 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Crude oil and gas has been leaking from the Montara well into the Timor Sea for more than three weeks. A second drill rig arrived nearby on Thursday and will start drilling 2.6 kilometres into the sea bed today to intercept the leaking oil well and attempt...

Tags: West Atlas, Timor Sea, Australia, Sydney

Contributions

Help and Accounts


Use of this site is governed by our Terms of Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.

© Allvoices, Inc 2008-2009. All rights reserved.