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Thieves Cause Oil Spill In England Village
Christmas Eve, 2010, thieves broke into an unused industrial facility in Penkridge, England. With the intent of stealing diesel fuel, the thieves smashed pipes when they couldn’t open the locked diesel fuel tanks. The smashed pipes created an oil spill in the facility. Eventually the oil flowed into the River Penk. Along with contaminating the river, it also caused the fumes from the oil to girdle the town which was very smelly according … Read entire article »
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St. Bernard Project Helping Fishers
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Tarballs Video Pensacola Beach
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Capt. Roger Laferriere Details Oil Spill
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Marshall, Michigan Oil Spill Progress
On September 8th, Enbridge Energy Partners released the following report on the Marshall, Michigan oil spill which occurred on July 26th: Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:EEP); Patrick Daniel, President & CEO, Enbridge … Read more »
St. Tammany Parrish Town Hall Meeting
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EPA’s Greg Lyssy Monitors Air Quality of Gulf
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Citizen Outcry On Marshall, MI Oil Spill
On July 26th, a pipeline erupted in Marshall, Michigan, USA causing the release of some 800,000 gallons of oil. The main areas of contamination were Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo River. At the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners meeting in Marshall on November 18, many citizens voiced their displeasure with the clean up of the oil spill. … Read entire article »
Australian Government Releases Report On Montara Oil Spill
Australia’s Martin Ferguson, Minister for Resources and Energy, released the final Report of the Montara Commission of Inquiry. The Report contains the findings of the Commission’s investigation into the Montara Oil Spill. The Montara Wellhead Platform erupted on August 21, 2009 causing the uncontolled release of oil and gas into the Timor Sea. Montara is considered Australia’s … Read entire article »
Oil Spill Reported In Kingston Harbour
An oil spill occurred Monday November 22nd in Kingston Harbour in Jamaica. The Government of Jamaica’s National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) reported the spill and said it occurred in the area of Kingston Wharves and Kingston Container Terminal. A team was put together immediately to conduct an investigation of the incident. The team is comprised of NEPA, Kingston … Read entire article »
Oil Spill In Rural North Dakota, USA
Whiting Petroleum Corporation reported Sunday that an oil spill occurred Saturday, November 20th in Mountrail County, North Dakota, USA. The incident happened at the Roggenbuck 14-25H, a horizontal Bakken well which is approximately eight miles northwest of Newtown, North Dakota. The company was in the process of performing completion operations when a valve near the wellhead failed causing oil, water and natural gas to spew from the well. Whiting Petroleum Corporation has major drilling operations in three states and operates in other states as well. The company immediately ceased operations and evacuated the site. No one was injured. Site operations personnel immediately implemented company safety measures to prevent harm to employees … Read entire article »
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