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SC refuses relief to controversial US ship

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant controversial US ship Oriental Nicety, earlier known as...

Nanotube `sponge` can clean oil spill

Scientists have developed a carbon nanotube sponge that can soak up oil in water with unparalleled e...

Now, ‘microsubmarines’ to help clean up oil spills

Scientists have designed and successful tested the first self-propelled “microsubmarines” that can p...

US feds make 1st arrest in BP oil spill case

The Justice Department said on Tuesday it filed the first criminal charges in the Deepwater Horizon ...

2 years later, fish sick near BP oil spill site

Two years after the drilling-rig explosion that touched off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. h...

New nanosponge can clean seas of oil spills

US scientists have innovated a nanosponge that can sweep the seas clean of oil spills and minimise e...

Water floating on oil can clean oil spills

Scientists have stumbled upon a discovery that challenges conventional wisdom -- water can sometimes...

Oil spill harms marine life, but recovery possible

Salt marshes are commonly disturbed by natural events and, as a result, they may be able to also rec...

Cargo ship sinks off China coast; eight killed

A cargo ship sank off China`s south-eastern coast.

Grounded cargo ship breaks apart on NZ reef

The wreck of the Greek-owned Rena was described as New Zealand`s worst maritime environmental disast...

BP oil not degrading on Gulf floor: Study

Oil left over from last year`s BP spill isn`t breaking down as quickly as some scientists thought it...

US report blames BP, contractors for Gulf oil spill

The US report said that BP made a series of decisions that complicated cementing operations and trig...

Nigeria`s oil region hit by fresh spill

The clean-up would require USD 1 billion and take thirty years to undertake.

Reduction in rate of MV Rak oil spill: Coast Guard

Coast Guard ships Samudra Prahari, Varuna and Kamala Devi are combating the oil spill from MV Rak C...

Coast Guard to fix oil leakage from MV Rak today

Diving operation to identify and plug the oil leak from the sunk cargo vessel MV Rak are expected to...

No cause of concern over oil spill, says Natarajan

Ruling out any cause of concern over the oil spill from a sunk cargo vessel off the Mumbai coast, ...

Mumbai: Oil spill from sunken ship decreases

The oil spill from cargo vessel MV Rak off the Mumbai coast has decreased in quantum as compared t...

Oil spill threatens Mumbai coastline

The ship MT Rak Carrier was laden with 60,000 tonnes of coal and 340 tonnes of fuel and diesel when ...

Mumbai: Eco disaster looms following oil spill

The city of Mumbai is facing an environmental disaster as reports suggest the sinking of cargo vesse...

Anger mounts in China over oil spill

China National Offshore Oil Corporation has been slammed for hiding an oil spill hidden for a month.

Rising river complicates Exxon oil spill cleanup

Up to 1,000 barrels of crude oil oozed into the legendary Yellowstone before the leak was stopped.

Oil spilled into Yellowstone River in US

An oil pipeline in US state Montana has ruptured and spilled crude oil into the Yellowstone River.

BP oil spill partly blamed for Gulf dolphin deaths

The deaths of over 150 dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico so far this year is due to the BP oil spill.

Role of bacteria in degrading Gulf oil spill revealed

Recirculation of water allowed bacteria to increase in number and degrade the chemicals more rapidly...

A year after BP spill, US vows to restore Gulf

President Barack Obama vowed to do "whatever is necessary" to restore the US Gulf Coast.

Fishermen in battle for BP oil spill compensation

Nearly an year after, BP`s quasi-independent claims facility has paid $3.9 bn to 177,000 claimants.

Gulf oil spill: Ex-BP boss Hayward may be charged with manslaughter

Possible charges include manslaughter, which carries up to 10 years jail.

Gulf of Mexico oil spill toll was huge: Study

The ecological damage may be 50 times higher than believed, says a study.

Scientist finds Gulf bottom still oily, dead

Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

No compensation paid for oil leak: Fishermen association

The fishermen`s association here threatened to move the Bombay HC over the delay in distribution of ...

Oil leak under control, spill will disperse in 48 hrs: ONGC

The oil leak that created a mile-long slick some 80 km off the Mumbai Coast this morning has been ...

Massive oil spill could happen again: Panel

BP and its partners made a series of cost-cutting decisions that triggered the oil spill .

BP, firms made risky decisions before spill: Report

A series of decisions to cut costs contributed to the BP oil spill disaster.

US sues BP, eight others over Gulf oil spill

US says "violations of safety and operational regulations" caused explosion.

BP oil spill panel nears final stretch of probe

A key federal investigative panel is nearing the final stretch in its quest to assign blame for the ...

Ships without oil spill insurance cover can`t dock in Gujarat

Learning lessons from recent incidents of oil spill, Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has directed tha...

Scientists find damage to coral near BP well

federal scientists have found damage to deep sea coral and other marine life on the ocean floor.

US govt blocked scientists on spill estimate: Panel

A commission investigating the response to BP oil spill raps White House.

Problems plague BP`s oil spill compensation fund

Many livelihoods have crumbled since the April 20 rig explosion that killed 11 workers & spewed 200 ...

Oil from BP spill traveled 500 kms: Scientists

Some 205 million gallons of oil flowed into the Gulf after the April 20.

Gulf oil displaced, killed whale sharks?

If whale sharks have ingested oil, there is a good possibility that they died and sank to the bottom...

Sea-snot blizzard ‘caused by Gulf spill’

Researchers say that ‘sea snot’—sticky clumps of phytoplankton – have been caused by the Gulf of Mex...

Indian Coast Guard asks MSC Chitra to cough up Rs 2.5 cr

Indian Coast Guard (CG) on Thursday asked the owner of vessel MSC Chitra to cough up Rs 2.5 crore f...

Regret, apology not part of BP`s oil spill report

The report attributes the spill in US history to a complex chain of failures.

Key oil spill evidence raised to Gulf`s surface

Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer to answ...

Key oil spill evidence raised to Gulf`s surface

The April 20 explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon killed 11 workers.

Thai firm rejects Indonesian oil spill cash claim

Montara spill is said to be Australia`s worst offshore drilling accident.

Tar balls hit Goa beaches; clean-up ops launched

The Goa government today launched an extensive operation to clean up beaches, where tar balls have...

US to remove temporary cap from Gulf well

The US government said engineers will start work Monday to remove the temporary cap that stopped oil...

New species of microbe consuming Gulf oil plume?

A new species of microbe may be consuming the oil spilled in the Gulf, says a new study.

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