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Man gets prison for oil-spill fraud – SunHerald.com
Man gets prison for oil-spill fraud
SunHerald.com
By ROBIN FITZGERALD – rfitzgerald@sunherald.com GULFPORT — A Gulfport man has been sentenced to prison for 37 months and ordered to make restitution of $27048.66 for fraud involving an oil-spill recovery claim. US District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. also …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:21 am
Brazil probes oil leak reports, finds nothing – Reuters
Upstream OnlineBrazil probes oil leak reports, finds nothing
Reuters
Petrobras itself had raised the alarm on Wednesday, reporting an oil problem near the giant P-57 oil production ship in the Jubarte field, Brazil's environmental protection agency Ibama said. The navy said it received reports on the spill as early as …
Brazil's Jubarte Field Oil Spill Under Navy InvestigationHuffington Post
Brazil Confirms Oil Slick Off CoastWall Street Journal
No oil stain found in Petrobras Brazil field-ANPReuters AlertNet
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 3:01 am
Brazil Navy: No Oil Slick Seen Off Espirito Santo During Overflight – Fox Business
Brazil Navy: No Oil Slick Seen Off Espirito Santo During Overflight
Fox Business
BRASILIA – There are no indications of an oil spill at a site off the coast of Espirito Santo state, Brazil's navy and the National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, said Thursday after an inspection of the area. Earlier Thursday the navy said a slick was …
Brazilian Navy Investigates Oil Slick Near Petrobas PlatformGCaptain (press release)
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 11:41 pm
Canada’s oil-sands bonanza could mean disaster for Alaska’s coastline – The Seattle Times
The Seattle TimesCanada's oil-sands bonanza could mean disaster for Alaska's coastline
The Seattle Times
Canada's disregard for the impacts of selling oil sands to China will lead to the near-inevitability of another Exxon Valdez-type spill in US waters, writes guest columnist Michael Byers. By Michael Byers The only reason That the Northern gateway …
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:51 pm
Judge removes herself from Gulf oil spill trial – WAFB.com
Judge removes herself from Gulf oil spill trial
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According to an article on CNN.com, Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack says the autopsy results for Mitchell Guist, a star of the reality TV show "Swamp People," should be ready Wednesday. A causeMore >> The coroner said Mitchell Guist, 47, …
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 5:13 pm
Penn Cove oil spill response continues – Access Washington
The Seattle TimesPenn Cove oil spill response continues
Access Washington
Another Coast Guard contractor continues to maintain three rings of oil spill containment boom — 6400 feet in total — around the site, and is using skimming equipment and other oil spill cleanup materials to remove oil contained in that area.
Oil from sunken crabber drags Penn Cove mussel farm into limboThe Seattle Times
Whidbey spill moves shellfisher to QuilcenePeninsula Daily
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 4:45 pm
Brazil Navy investigates new oil spill off coast – Reuters
Brazil Navy investigates new oil spill off coast
Reuters
Spill seen in Petrobras' Jubarte field, Folha reports * Brazil navy investigating, no estimate of spill size * Jubarte field produces about 8 pct of Brazil oil output * Petrobras alerted agency of problem on Wednesday-Ibama BRASILIA, May 17 (Reuters) …
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 2:13 pm
BP oil spill chemicals found in Minnesota birds – Pioneer Press
Minnesota Public RadioBP oil spill chemicals found in Minnesota birds
Pioneer Press
By Dan Gunderson Pollutants from the British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico two years ago are showing up in Minnesota birds that migrate to the gulf. Researchers for the state Department of Natural Resources have found evidence of petroleum …
Photos: BP oil spill residue found on pelicans in Minn.Minnesota Public Radio
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 2:02 pm
Misuse of BP Oil Spill Funds Prompts Changes by Florida County – Insurance Journal
Wink NewsMisuse of BP Oil Spill Funds Prompts Changes by Florida County
Insurance Journal
By Melissa Nelson | May 17, 2012 Amid a criminal investigation into the alleged misuse of funds paid by BP after the 2010 Gulf oil spill, a Panhandle county made big changes this week in the way it oversees spending for promotion of the area's …
Fla. county approves changes after oil spill fraudWink News
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:06 pm
Exxon Oil Spill: Montana Investigates Sites From Last Year’s Yellowstone River … – Huffington Post
Exxon Oil Spill: Montana Investigates Sites From Last Year's Yellowstone River …
Huffington Post
(AP) — Montana officials said Wednesday they are investigating several sites with suspected oil left over from an Exxon Mobil pipeline break last year, but recent tests showed at least one such site downstream of the spill is oil-free.
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 12:41 pm
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BP admits it ‘Photoshopped’ official images as oil spill ‘cut and paste’ row escalates – Daily Telegraph
The oil giant was forced to issue new guidelines to staff to “refrain from doing (sic) cutting-and-pasting” after several official company images were found to have been doctored. BP admitted on Thursday that it “Photoshopped” some of its official …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:36 am
Man gets prison for oil-spill fraud – Biloxi Sun Herald
GULFPORT — A Gulfport man has been sentenced to prison for 37 months and ordered to make restitution of $27,048.66 for fraud involving an oil-spill recovery claim. Moses W. Keys, 28, was sentenced Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:09 am
Brazil probes oil leak reports, finds nothing – trust.org
BRASILIA, May 17 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras, its navy, and oil industry regulators rushed to investigate multiple reports of an oil leak from an offshore field on Thursday, but said they found no signs of oil in the water.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:46 am
Fla. county approves changes after oil spill fraud – Yahoo Finance
Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (AP) — Amid a criminal investigation into the alleged misuse of funds paid by BP after the 2010 Gulf oil spill, a Florida Panhandle county made big changes Tuesday in the way it oversees spending for promotion of the …
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:54 pm
Report: Stronger rules needed to stop oil spills – Yahoo Finance
DETROIT (AP) — States should approve their own rules to protect the Great Lakes basin from oil pollution because federal laws inadequately address the problem, according to a new report written in response to a massive oil spill in southern …
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:40 pm
Exxon Oil Spill: Montana Investigates Sites From Last Year’s Yellowstone River Spill – Huffington Post
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials said Wednesday they are investigating several sites with suspected oil left over from an Exxon Mobil pipeline break last year, but recent tests showed at least one such site downstream of the spill is …
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:32 pm
Brazil Navy investigates new oil spill off coast – msnbc.com
BRASILIA (Reuters) – An oil spill was discovered off Brazil’s coast near the country’s Espirito Santo state, Brazil’s Navy said on Thursday, the latest in a series of spills that have raised questions about the safety of a massive expansion of the country …
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 7:26 pm
Heads Roll Following Oil Spill at Trebs and Titov – Moscow Times
Midsize oil producer Bashneft has fired two senior executives as the company tries to clean up an Arctic oil spill before the spring thaw arrives at the end of May. A blowout at a wellhead in the Trebs and Titov oil-field complex resulted in at …
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 6:08 pm
Spill Spotters’ Needed To Keep Eyes On The Water – NJ TODAY
After the devastation of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico two years ago, many New Jerseyans wondered whether our state’s waters would be next. Although offshore drilling is not allowed right now, the Delaware and Raritan bays are home to …
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 4:34 pm
The oil spill ethics discussion revisited – Houston Chronicle
A few weeks ago, I attended a discussion about ethics and oil spills at the Offshore Technology Conference. I was critical of the presentation by W.C. “Rusty” Riese, a geoscientist and adjunct professor at Rice University, for directing much of the …
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 12:53 pm
Oil Spill – Yahoo! Search Results
New technology to deal with oil spills at NW200
A County Down company is employed to deal with any potential oil spills during the North West 200, after last year's event was abandoned after one race.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:29 am
Brazil Navy investigates new oil spill off coast
BRASILIA (Reuters) – An oil spill was discovered off Brazil's coast near the country's Espirito Santo state, Brazil's Navy said on Thursday, the latest in a series of spills that have raised questions about the safety of a massive expansion of the country's oil production capacity.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 7:47 pm
India bars Exxon oil spill tanker
India's Supreme Court bars the giant oil tanker Exxon Valdez, which was involved in one of the world's worst oil spills, from entering the country to be broken up.
Posted on 9 May 2012 | 12:55 pm
Oil spill alert on salmon river
Work is underway to clean up a major oil spill on the River Bourne north of Andover
Posted on 4 May 2012 | 1:24 pm
MAJOR OIL SPILL ALONG THE RIVER BOURNE
ENVIRONMENT Agency officers have been out since first light to assess the extent of a major oil spill along the River Bourne in Hampshire– one of the country’s most important salmon fishing rivers.
Posted on 4 May 2012 | 10:41 am
U.S., Alabama urge no delay in BP oil spill trial
(Reuters) – The U.S. government said a trial to assign blame and damages among BP Plc and others over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill should not be delayed until after a hearing over a $7.8 billion (4.81 billion pounds)settlement of private party claims. BP has asked U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans to delay any trial over the spill until after he holds a November 8 fairness …
Posted on 2 May 2012 | 12:27 am
Alabama urges no delay in BP oil spill trial
(Reuters) – A trial to assign blame and damages among BP Plc and others over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill should not be delayed until after a hearing over a $7.8 billion (4.81 billion pounds) settlement of private party claims, the state of Alabama said on Tuesday. BP has asked U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans to delay any trial over the spill until after he holds a November …
Posted on 1 May 2012 | 7:15 pm
BP Profits Weighed Down By Oil Spill Costs
Shares in BP have tumbled after the oil giant announced its first quarter profits dipped because of asset sales and a drop in production relating to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.The group reported underlying …
Posted on 1 May 2012 | 3:07 pm
Shell's wildly inaccurate reporting of Niger Delta oil spill exposed
A major oil spill in the Niger Delta was far worse than Shell previously admitted, according to an independent assessment obtained by Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD).
Posted on 23 April 2012 | 9:32 am
Oil spill fund audit finds underpayments of $64 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An audit of the $20 billion (12.5 billion pounds) fund for paying victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill found "significant errors" that led to about 7,300 claimants who were underpaid receiving an extra $64 million, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. The Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) was set up to compensate fishermen, hotel owners, property owners …
Posted on 19 April 2012 | 10:12 pm
