A proposed regulation requiring more vessels operating in Texas coastal waters to maintain oil spill prevention and response plans was recently published in the Texas Register by the General Land ...

The experiments made by EDF as well as CEPEL showed the efficiency of the explosion prevention method. This one is based on the fast tank depressurization induced by the quick oil drainage out of the ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — For the first time, astronomers have taken a direct look at an exoplanet’s insides. An exoplanet about 800 light-years away is spilling its guts into space, and new ...

A massive oil spill from a wellhead of Oil Mining Lease-15, a facility of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has ignited a fire affecting aquatic life in Buguma in the Asari-Toru ...

Rwanda announced on Wednesday its first oil discovery, confirming 13 reservoirs in Lake Kivu, which borders the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “We have oil,” said Francis Kamanzi ...

Coastal waters will be closed for swimming, diving and surfing from Laguna Beach’s Treasure Island beach to Aliso Viejo’s Table Rock because of a sewage spill, Orange County health officials ...

They assumed they had insurance coverage in the event of an oil spill, but were shocked to discover they didn't. Neevin Clow said the Waites' story left him worried about what kind of coverage he ...

The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN) has called for urgent intervention by the relevant authorities to stop the oil spill from a leaking wellhead and the resultant fire outbreak between ...

Crude oil prices remained stable today after dipping on Tuesday following the release of the Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. In the outlook, the EIA ...

Why are there concerns about oil spills and sabotage? The average age of the vessels is around 18 years, meaning they’re near the end of their lifespan and are more vulnerable to accidents ...

Russia has formed a new government commission to coordinate clean up of the biggest spill of oil products in the Black Sea in recent history. Russia has formed a new government commission to ...