Ship leaking tons of oil in Mauritius is close to splitting apart
"We are in an advanced fracturing process. The bulk carrier does not have much time ahead of it," said one scientist.
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"We are in an advanced fracturing process. The bulk carrier does not have much time ahead of it," said one scientist.
Five years without maintenance has made the "Safer" and its 1 million barrels of crude an "imminent environmental and humanitarian catastrophe."
A barge carrying 600 gallons of diesel fuel overturned and sank in the environmentally sensitive area.
State regulators were on the scene Wednesday afternoon, and they estimated that the area of the spill was 1,500 feet long by 15 feet wide
Brazilians have been critical of the government's response — or lack thereof — to the environmental crisis
Norwegian-based Equinor says it was unclear how big the spill was at its oil terminal on Grand Bahama
In 1989, an Exxon tanker spilled millions of gallons of toxic oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound. 60 Minutes reported on its aftermath years later
An oil platform was destroyed when Hurricane Ivan hit in 2004
TransCanada says work on its long-delayed project will commence soon, though opponents vow to keep fighting
Dozens missing after Iranian oil tanker carrying 1 million barrels of ultra-light oil collides with freighter
Nebraska panel to rule on Canadian company's plan for Keystone XL just after Keystone leaked 210K gallons of oil in S. Dakota
Pipeline has been operating since 2010 and has leaked at least two other times
Cleanup efforts underway after blobs of oil, leaked in collision of two ships, coat Hong Kong's beaches
Federal researchers have found a way to coat foam with a material that attracts oil, but not water
Donald Trump's signoff on two controversial oil projects that had been put on hold creates many winners and losers
More than 300,000 gallons of oil spilled when a freighter collided with two barges, but a combination of prepared work crews and favorable weather contained the damage
The rupture-fouled Refugio State Beach and tar balls were found more than 100 miles away on Los Angeles County beaches
Leak of Shell flow line about 90 miles off Louisiana coast under control, but miles-long oil sheen remains
Taylor Energy President William Pecue says the accident, which could leave oil spewing for a century, was an "act of God"
Dolphins in Louisiana's Barataria Bay, polluted by BP's 2010 oil spill, are having trouble giving birth
Prosecutors allege that defendants stole people's identities to file bogus claims related to 2010 oil disaster
Deal settles all civil claims against BP, binds company to clean up Gulf Coast area; oil spill washed up on 1,300 miles of shoreline
In the works since 2010, the proposals would have kept 10 million gallons of oil and gas out of the environment
Officials say the spill was caused by the collision of two tow boats near Paducah, Kentucky
The company responsible for the May spill said the volume may be more than 40,000 gallons over first estimate