Oil spill near Trinidad and Tobago blamed on barge being tugged to Guyana, officials say
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A preliminary investigation into a mushrooming oil spill in waters near Trinidad and Tobago has found that an overturned and […]
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An offshore oil spill has caused a ’national emergency,‘ Trinidad and Tobago prime minister says
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister said a large oil spill near the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean has caused […]
BP names current interim boss as permanent CEO to replace predecessor who quit over personal conduct
LONDON — British oil giant BP said Wednesday its interim chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, will be given the job on a permanent basis to replace […]
Shell to sell big piece of its Nigeria oil business, but activists want pollution cleaned up first
ABUJA, Nigeria — Shell said Tuesday it agreed to sell its onshore business in Nigeria’s Niger Delta to a consortium of companies in a deal […]
A ferry that ran aground repeatedly off the Swedish coast is leaking oil and is extensively damaged
STOCKHOLM — A ferry that ran aground off southeastern Sweden was leaking oil into the Baltic Sea and suffered “extensive damage,” a spokesman for the […]
Mexico’s state-owned oil company suggests oil washing up on beaches is from natural seepage
The head of Mexico’s state-owned oil company contends oil washing up on the country’s Gulf coast beaches could not have come from a spill of […]
Oil Spills Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally […]