A large oil spill in 2011 from a floating oil production vessel off the coast of Nigeria, known as the Bonga, was one of the ...

Documents reveal the RMS Niagara shipwreck could cause a $200 million oil spill clean-up. Maritime NZ has recommended a $13.7 million survey to assess the oil risk, but governments have declined.

Documents reveal a World War II era shipwreck could trigger a $200 million oil spill clean up but the government is going against officials' advice to at least do a risk assessment survey. In June ...

Javier Blas is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy and commodities. He is coauthor of “The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources.” ...

Water contamination from oil spills has affected fishing in the Middle Magdalena region. Image courtesy of EIA. Colombians in the Middle Magdalena region have long known that Ecopetrol discharges ...

In response to the BBC's questions, it says it has efficient wastewater treatment systems and effective contingency plans for oil spills. Image caption, Mr Olarte says he realised "something was ...

Oil contamination from various human activities (such as oil spills from production, transportation, shipping, and storage) and natural events (e.g., natural seepage) has caused significant ...

BUENOS AIRES, Mar 19 2025 (IPS) - For about three years now, Argentines have been hearing almost every month that oil production is breaking new records. Looking ahead, the country is projected to ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) later confirmed what many already suspected: The very infrastructure that had fueled the region’s economic boom ... spill bubbling from an abandoned oil ...

An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency amid "unprecedented" damage and to order residents to ration drinking ...