Vitol subsidiary’s Malaysia terminal shut following oil spill
A Malaysian port authority has ordered the suspension of operations at a fuel terminal following an oil spill, a news report said.
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Steps to avert diesel spill disaster from stricken Transocean rig
Nearly 140,000 litres of diesel which remain on board a stricken oil rig grounded in the Outer Hebrides are to be pumped above the waterline to lessen the risk of an environmental catastrophe.
Jury selection begins in case of US litigator accused of Gulf oil spill fraud
Jury selection is expected to begin in the trial of a US attorney and others accused of helping to boost his client list for litigation related to the BP oil spill.
Breaking: Fire department says 29,000 gallons of crude has spilled from pipeline in Southern California
US firefighters have tackled a pipeline oil spill near Los Angeles.
Shell begins work to clean up oil spill
Shell has launched a recovery operation after 2,000 barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico.
Shell shuts in wells after Gulf of Mexico oil spill
A 2,100-barrel oil spill in the US Gulf of Mexico forced Shell to shut in all wells that flow to its Brutus platform.
Scientists crack code of oil guzzling bacteria
Cleaning up after the next major oil spill could be made easier thanks to scientists at Heriot-Watt University who have cracked the genetic code of marine bacteria that helped "eat" the crude spilled from the Macondo disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Environmentalist says £22,500 Shell oil spill fine “paltry”
The director of WWF Scotland has described the £22,500 handed to Shell following the Gannet oil spill as "paltry" and disappointing.
Shell fined £22,500 over North Sea oil spill
Energy giant Shell has been fined £22,500 after it admitted committing one of the worst North Sea oil leaks in the past 10 years.
Plains All American pipeline suffers second US oil spill in two months
A Plains All American pipeline has spilled an estimated 4,200 gallons of crude oil near St Louis in the US. The incident it’s the second leak for the company in around two months. In May, a leak in Santa Barbara County, California, created an oil spill nine miles long. The company said the flow of oil from the pipeline near St Louis has since been stopped and an emergency response plan was implemented to contain the release, which happened on July 10.
Performance measures hit BP chief’s salary
BP boss Bob Dudley's pay fell by a fifth last year because of performance measures set over a three-year period that began in 2010 – the year of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
BP oilspill fine ‘might be reduced’
Oil major BP could face a reduced fine over the oil spilled following the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Inspections stepped up since oil spill
Offshore safety inspections in the UK have increased since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to law firm Pinsent Masons.
Probe after nine-tonne oil spill in North Sea
A major offshore company was last night investigating an oil spill at one of its North Sea operations.
Gulf of Mexico spill scare hits Shell shares
Fears of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico triggered a slide in the shares of energy giant Royal Dutch Shell.
Specialists prepare to board abandoned Total platform
Specialists are on standby to board Total's abandoned Elgin platform tonight and pave the way for a bid to halt the potentially explosive gas leak on board.
Crew at Gulf spill called in
A US company which helped tackle the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been called in to help avert disaster at the Elgin platform.
Arctic oil spill response plans ‘guesswork’
Oil companies yesterday defended their plans for how they would respond to a oil spill in the Arctic in the face of accusations they were just "guesswork".
Charges wipe out driller’s surplus
Rig contractor Transocean said yesterday it had incurred charges of nearly £3.9billion in the final quarter of last year, including costs related to the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Energy giant ‘on right path’
BP is on the right path, chief executive Bob Dudley said yesterday when he announced the global oil giant's annual results.
Drilling firm ‘is not exempt’
Oil major BP said yesterday that contractor Transocean could not avoid responsibility for its part in the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
BP could pay US £16.2bn to settle gulf oilspill charges
Energy giant BP is likely to agree to pay the US justice department up to £16.2billion to settle all charges linked to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, says a top analyst.
New safety guides to help offshore firms
Industry body Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) has released guidelines for firms to help them understand and follow Health and Safety Executive rules.
Transocean given North Sea safety warning
THE offshore drilling company responsible for running the Deepwater Horizon rig which exploded in the Gulf of Mexico has been given another warning about its operations in the North Sea.
US to regulate offshore oil contractors
US AUTHORITIES plan to regulate the contractors of oil companies who work offshore following the Deepwater Horizon disaster.