A new method for detecting oil degradation in the water long after the spill has disappeared from the surface provides another tool for researchers studying long-term environmental impacts, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi announced on 14 August 2014鈥
Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) is investigating a hydrocarbon leak which happened on the Eldfisk field in Block 2/7 in the North Sea early on Thursday 7 August. The leak led to the discharge of stabilized oil to the sea鈥
Decreasing ice cover is currently spurring increased activity in hydrocarbon extraction and shipping in the Arctic. Motivated by the threat of future oil spills in this environmentally sensitive area, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution鈥
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced on 2 April 2014 that it is investing up to US$600,000 for targeted oil spill response research in drift ice conditions. In a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) released on the federal government's business opportunities website鈥
A collision between a barge carrying 924,000 gallons of fuel oil and a cargo ship over the weekend has left the Houston Ship Channel closed in efforts to contain and clean up the spill in Galveston Bay. The US Coast Guard reported that鈥
US Geological Survey (USGS) scientists have been developing a computer model that could potentially assist scientists in tracking and predicting where oil will go following a spill, sometimes years afterwards. The tool could also assist in oil spill clean-up鈥
Multilateral meetings between Cuba and the US are becoming more frequent, although they often fly under the radar. Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Relations, CubaMinRex, recently hosted a delegation from the US-based Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)鈥
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador 云顶赌场老虎机 Petroleum Board released an incident bulletin today about a leak from Hibernia 云顶赌场老虎机 Loading System. Hibernia Management and Development Co. Ltd. (HMDC) reported an ongoing leak of crude鈥
Oil spills around Trinidad began to be reported on 17 Dec, suggesting more than one source of contamination. The state oil company of Trinidad & Tobago, Petrotrin, suggested sabotage and environmental terrorism. The Oilfield Workers Trade鈥
New Jersey-based National Oil Spill Response Research and Renewable Energy Test Facility is one-of-a-kind in US. On 24 October 2013, US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the Bureau of Safety and Environmental鈥
The 2010 Macondo blowout and oil spill continues to haunt the industry, and inspire new regulatory rules not only in the US, but across Europe. Explaining why he opened yesterday鈥檚 Industry Progress Post Macondo presentation with fiery photos of the Deepwater Horizon rig鈥
Drydocks World announced today that the world鈥檚 first Modular Capture Vessel (MCV), Eagle Texas, sailed away from its yard. The conversion of the AFRA max tanker was carried out by Drydocks World 鈥 Dubai and was completed for Singapore based AET鈥
US oil and gas professionals are losing their appetite for risk and are worried about rising operating costs, as they grapple with the consequences of a tougher, post-Macondo regulatory regime, according to new research published today by GL Noble Denton鈥
Gardline Marine Sciences, the world鈥檚 largest independently owned survey group, and OceanPact, Brazilian leading oil spill response company in Brazil, today announced the establishment of a joint venture\. he new company is to be called Gardline Marine Sciences do Brasil S鈥
Oil pollution and environmental technology company, Vikoma International Limited, has unveiled the latest addition to its range of class-leading offshore oil pollution recovery systems. The OPRS 300 (Oil Pollution Recovery System) is based upon鈥
