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Traffic Alert: Tractor trailer spills oil after wreck on Loop 610 at Ella – KHOU
Houston Chronicle (blog)Traffic Alert: Tractor trailer spills oil after wreck on Loop 610 at Ella
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by khou.com staff HOUSTON – Crews were working to clean up an oil spill Sunday on the 610 North Loop at Ella Boulevard after a wreck involving a tractor trailer and a car. An unrelated car fire happened behind the accident, but was safely put out with …
Oil spill slows down traffic on I-610Houston Chronicle (blog)
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Posted on 5 February 2012 | 10:55 pm
Gulf oil spill blame is focus of New Orleans court case – NOLA.com
NOLA.comGulf oil spill blame is focus of New Orleans court case
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It's the day the massive trial over liability in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is scheduled to begin in the courtroom of US District Judge Carl Barbier. Enlarge Michael DeMocker, The Times-Picayune MICHAEL DeMOCKER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE An oil slick …
Settlement possible in BP oil spill caseUPI.com
BP to raise dividend amid recovery from Gulf oil spillScotsman (blog)
Gulf oil spill's 'trial of the century' could end before it beginsBayoubuzz
Summit County Citizens Voice -FuelFix (blog) -Center For American Progress
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Posted on 5 February 2012 | 1:18 pm
Tracking a potential Cuba oil spill – Tampabay.com
Tracking a potential Cuba oil spill
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By Robert H. Weisberg, Special to the Times Numerous articles continue to be written about oil exploration off the coast of Cuba. Some federal officials, while discussing potential spill mitigation, claim that the swift currents of the Gulf Stream will …
New Cuban Crisis Threatens Florida's CoastsNatural Resources Defense Council (blog)
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Posted on 4 February 2012 | 8:36 am
Secret Oil Spill Has Been Poisoning The Gulf For 7 Years – Care2.com (blog)
msnbc.com (blog) (subscription)Secret Oil Spill Has Been Poisoning The Gulf For 7 Years
Care2.com (blog)
by Beth Buczynski The BP oil spill happened suddenly, and its devastation was palpable: quickly spreading sheens of toxic oil that poisoned birds, fish and marine mammals, and trashed Gulf Coast beaches. But the BP spill wasn't the first major oil …
Lawsuit Seeks Info, Damages In 7-Year Oil SpillManufacturing.net
Rights groups sue Gulf oil companyExaminer.com
Gulf oil spill still leaking after 7 years subject of lawsuitmsnbc.com (blog) (subscription)
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Posted on 4 February 2012 | 5:05 am
Carteret oil spill cleanup, monitoring continues – MyCentralJersey.com
Carteret oil spill cleanup, monitoring continues
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CARTERET — A state Department of Environmental Protection boat will be out Saturday along the shoreline of the Rahway River to check to see if any wildlife was damaged by a 14000-gallon mineral-oil spill that resulted from Public Service Electric …
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Posted on 4 February 2012 | 3:10 am
Brazil oil spill contained; safety issue lingers – MarketWatch
AFPBrazil oil spill contained; safety issue lingers
MarketWatch
By Jeff Fick RIO DE JANEIRO (MarketWatch) — Brazil's second major offshore oil spill in four months appears to have been contained, but the latest accident raises questions about the safety of offshore drilling as the country barrels ahead with plans …
Brazil Oil Spill Under Control, Safety Worries LingerFox Business
Spate of Spills at Sea for Brazilian Oil IndustryInter Press Service
Chevron Brazil Output Drops 15% After Oil Spill Prompted BanBusinessWeek
NASDAQ -AFP -Stockhouse
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Posted on 3 February 2012 | 4:52 am
Lawsuit Seeks Info, Damages in 7-Year Oil Spill – ABC News
MyFox HoustonLawsuit Seeks Info, Damages in 7-Year Oil Spill
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An environmental watchdog group filed a lawsuit Thursday against the company it blames for an oil spill 11 miles off the coast of Louisiana, claiming oil has been flowing into the Gulf of Mexico for more than seven years with few details about what's …
APNewsBreak: Company sued over 2004 oil spillSan Francisco Chronicle
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Posted on 3 February 2012 | 12:05 am
BP Must Cover Some Halliburton Gulf Spill Costs, Judge Says – BusinessWeek
ForbesBP Must Cover Some Halliburton Gulf Spill Costs, Judge Says
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31 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc must cover some of any direct damage claims awarded against Halliburton Co. for the $40 billion in cleanup costs and economic losses caused by the 2010 oil-well blowout and Gulf of Mexico spill. BP must indemnify Halliburton …
Insurer Sued for $50 Million in BP Oil SpillCourthouse News Service
Deadline for BP Oil Spill Settlment ApproachesMarketWatch (press release)
Ruling favors Halliburton indemnity claim in Gulf oil spillCNN
San Francisco Chronicle -Forbes
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Posted on 1 February 2012 | 6:07 am
Experts: US ill-prepared for oil spill off Cuba – BusinessWeek
CTV.caExperts: US ill-prepared for oil spill off Cuba
BusinessWeek
By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ The US is not ready to handle an oil spill if drilling off the Cuban coast goes awry but can be better prepared with monitoring systems and other basic steps, experts told government officials Monday.
Make Repsol "bleed" if Cuban well leaks: lawmakerReuters
US unprepared for oil spill off Cuba: expertCTV.ca
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Posted on 31 January 2012 | 6:40 pm
Oil spill brings attention to delicate Gulf coast – Fox News
Oil spill brings attention to delicate Gulf coast
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"I'm not going to say that it's the silver lining," Will Blackwell, a district conservationist with the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Services, said of the oil spill. Blackwell is one of many regional officials who have long worked with farmers …
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Posted on 29 January 2012 | 3:22 pm
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Gulf oil spill blame is focus of New Orleans court case – nola.com
Assuming the case doesn’t settle — the parties to this case have said they’re going to trial — the event is expected to be the largest environmental litigation in history and the biggest event ever held at federal court in New Orleans …
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 1:06 pm
Men emptying old fuel oil tank called source of spill into river – Battle Creek Enquirer
Two men emptying an old heating oil tank are believed responsible for this week’s petroleum spill in the Kalamazoo River in Battle Creek. “It was an old tank they were getting rid of,” said Fred Sellers, supervisor for the Kalamazoo District of …
Posted on 4 February 2012 | 11:41 am
Oil Spill Response Stretched NIOSH’s Resources – Occupational Health Safety
Nearly 20 percent of its staffers were involved somehow in the response after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, and 106 staffers were deployed in the field for three months. Feb 04, 2012 A new report from NIOSH shows the strain it experienced …
Posted on 4 February 2012 | 8:00 am
State: Oil and gas spills have declined – Glenwood Springs Post Independent
RIFLE, Colorado — The frequency and number of spills and releases connected to the oil and gas industry dropped significantly in 2011 compared to 2010, a state official said on Thursday. The reduction of incidents led Chris Canfield, an …
Posted on 4 February 2012 | 6:41 am
Spill victims shift from fishing to farming – Global Nation
Cornel was among the thousands of Guimaras fishers who were dislocated during a massive oil spill that ravaged the island-province on Aug. 11, 2006. Considered the worst marine disaster in the Philippines, the oil spill was triggered by the sinking of the …
Posted on 3 February 2012 | 12:04 pm
Latest Effect of Gulf Spill: Waves of Cash to Aid Coast – New York Times
At least $100 million, and possibly much more, will be funneled to Texas as part of the cleanup financing from BP after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. So far, Texas officials have received more than 150 …
Posted on 3 February 2012 | 3:36 am
Brazil oil spill contained; safety issue lingers – Marketwatch
RIO DE JANEIRO (MarketWatch) — Brazil’s second major offshore oil spill in four months appears to have been contained, but the latest accident raises questions about the safety of offshore drilling as the country barrels ahead with plans to …
Posted on 3 February 2012 | 2:24 am
The accidental oil spill angers fishermen – Seattle Times
“Government harassment of dedicated environmentalist” should have been the front-page headline [“2 ounces and a ton of trouble,” NWWednesday, Feb. 1]. With all the pollution clogging our airways, water and arteries because of the lax …
Posted on 3 February 2012 | 1:56 am
Company sued over 2004 oil spill – MSN Money
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – An environmental watchdog group filed a lawsuit Thursday against the company it blames for an oil spill 11 miles (18 kilometers) off the coast of Louisiana, claiming oil has been flowing into the Gulf of Mexico for more than …
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 7:36 pm
APNewsBreak: Company sued over 2004 oil spill – San Jose Mercury News
NEW ORLEANS—An environmental watchdog group filed a lawsuit Thursday against the company it blames for an oil spill 11 miles off the coast of Louisiana, claiming oil has been flowing into the Gulf of Mexico for more than seven years with few …
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 7:22 pm
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Oil spill pollutes River Lea stretch
OFFICERS from the Environment Agency have had to put booms in place in the River Lea after an oil spill was discovered on Saturday.
Posted on 1 February 2012 | 1:17 pm
UPDATE 4-Halliburton wins ruling vs BP over Gulf oil spill
* BP must cover compensatory claims over pollution * Halliburton could face punitive damages, civil fines * Shares of Halliburton, BP rise (Adds BP statement on spill payouts, paragraph 9) Jan 31 (Reuters) …
Posted on 31 January 2012 | 9:57 pm
BP fails to shift $15 billion oil spill costs onto Transocean
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil giant BP has lost its attempt to shift over $15 billion (9 billion pounds) of costs related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill onto contractor Transocean, increasing the possibility BP may have to foot the entire $42 billion clean up bill. A U.S. federal judge on Thursday said BP must uphold a clause in its contract with Transocean Ltd that would shield the Swiss-based …
Posted on 27 January 2012 | 10:32 pm
BP fails to shift $15 bln oil spill costs onto Transocean
* Indemnification needed for compensatory damages * Punitive damages not covered * Transocean rises 8.9 percent after ruling LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Oil giant BP haslost its attempt to shift over $15 …
Posted on 27 January 2012 | 11:42 am
UPDATE 1-BP must cover some Transocean oil spill damages
* Indemnification needed for compensatory damages * Punitive damages not covered * Transocean rises 7.7 percent after ruling Jan 26 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday said BPPlc must indemnify Transocean …
Posted on 27 January 2012 | 12:03 am
BP ordered to share spill damages
BP must cover some but not all of oil rig owner Transocean's liabilities for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a US judge rules.
Posted on 26 January 2012 | 11:53 pm
Exclusive: Chevron to face charges over Brazil spill
CAMPOS, Brazil (Reuters) – A Brazilian prosecutor plans to file criminal charges against Chevron Corp and some of its local managers within weeks, adding the threat of prison sentences to an $11 billion civil lawsuit as punishment for a November offshore oil spill.
Posted on 26 January 2012 | 9:41 pm
VIDEO: Australia oil spill threat to birds
An oil spill in Brisbane River in Queensland, Australia, is threatening local birdlife
Posted on 24 January 2012 | 4:14 pm
BP may agree $25 billion oil spill payout – analyst
LONDON (Reuters) – BP is likely to agree next month to pay $20-$25 billion to settle all charges around the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to a leading analyst, double the figure the company has set aside and more than other analysts expect. BP and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) have been silent on the progress of talks on a settlement. Sources close to the matter say a deal remains …
Posted on 19 January 2012 | 10:11 pm
BP seen agreeing $20-25 billion oil spill settlement
LONDON (Reuters) – BP is likely to agree to pay the U.S. Department of Justice $20-$25 billion to settle all charges around the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to a leading analyst, a prediction that is at least twice what the company has set aside.
Posted on 19 January 2012 | 8:01 am
