Citing lessons learned during the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed sweeping changes in regulations for the use of chemical dispersants and other substances in future spills. The 247-page proposed rule includes more stringent standards…
Millions of liters of crude oil gushed out of a breached pipeline in southern Israel early Thursday, causing what one Environmental Protection Ministry official called "one of the gravest pollution events in the country's history." The official, Guy Samet, said…
Oil firm Royal Dutch Shell was told a pipeline had reached the end of its life years before it spilled up to 500,000 barrels of oil, according to court documents seen by the BBC. Two spills in 2008 affected about…
The largest inland oil spill in U.S. history has cost Canadian energy giant Enbridge $1.21 billion to clean up — a substantially higher figure than previously estimated. In a securities filing this week, Enbridge Energy Partners reported the total cleanup…
Brazil is "on alert" over an oil spill that originated in Ecuador and is travelling downstream towards the Brazilian Amazon. In a statement, the Brazilian foreign ministry said the navy and other agencies had been informed, and help was offered…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended a freeze on the Argentine assets of Chevron Corp. that had been ordered late last year following a suit by the winners of a $19 billion environmental judgment in…
The Council of the European Union has adopted fresh legislation to reduce the risk and impact of major accidents stemming from offshore oil and gas operations. The new regulatory framework puts into place minimum safety standards for offshore exploration and…
