oil spills

Scientists are using a process called pyrolysis to clean soil contaminated by oil spills in a way that saves energy and reclaims the soil’s fertility.

Alaska’s Senate Primary, the start of the eigth-hour workday, Ohio River oil spill, Amy Adams turns 40

A British Columbia First Nation plans to issue an eviction notice to Imperial Metals Corp. (TSX:III)—the company behind a massive tailings pond breach at a gold and copper mine last week —over a separate project in the band’s territory.

As the China-built, Cuba-operated Scarabeo 9 water oil rig has started drilling for oil off the coast of Cuba, experts based in two Florida universities and others are concerned an oil spill could cause catastrophic damage to the coast from South Florida to the Carolinas.

The largest oil spill in history occurred on Jan. 23, 1991, in what body of water?

Cracks in cargo ship Rena’s hull have raised the stark possibility that it is just a question of when, not if, the vessel will break apart, say maritime experts.

A large oil spill off the Bay of Plenty coast is threatening wild life when the breeding season is in full swing.

British oil tanker Alvenus ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico on July 30 of what year?

A new program designed to provide compensation for damages incurred from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has already come under criticism.

BP, has announced that it will delay plans to drill offshore in Libya and is expecting to drill later this year.

BP Plc hinted to the world that it could again start drilling for oil and gas in the same oil reservoir—Macondo.

BP’s costs for the Deepwater Horizon spill in Mexico have risen to $6.1 billion according to the company.

People living within 10 miles of the coastline near the Gulf are still coping with the impacts of the oil spill, a report found.