29,000 Gallons of Crude Spews From California Pipeline VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil spilled from an underground coastal pipeline in Southern California, but the ooze never reached the ocean or beach, stopping instead in a canyon ravine.…
One Killed, 3 Hurt in U.S. Oil Well Explosion One worker has died and three were injured in a fire at a McKenzie County oil well site over the weekend, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Monday. Crews were…
Authorities in the Italian port of Genoa declared a state of emergency on April 23 after hundreds of tonnes of oil from a refinery spilled into the Mediterranean. This came after a river barrier erected to contain the spillage from…
LAHORE: At least five workers were killed and four others sustained injuries on Monday when an oil tanker of a factory in Lahore caught fire. Jamil Ahmad, a worker of the Haideri Steel Factory, said the fire erupted when an oil tanker…
WATERTOWN, Wis. (AP) — A Canadian Pacific Railway train derailed Sunday, spilling less than 1,000 gallons of crude oil and prompting evacuations in Wisconsin, the second day in a row a freight train derailed in the state. Thirteen cars of…
ExxonMobil Fined $2.6 million For Spill The ExxonMobil Pipeline Company was hit with a $2.63 million civil penalty on Thursday from the U.S. Department of Transportation for a 2013 pipeline spill in Arkansas. The civil penalty was issued by the…
Norfolk Southern says more than 20,000 gallons of lube oil spilled after a freight train was struck from behind by another train traveling in the same direction in western Virginia. Norfolk Southern spokeswoman Susan Terpay says the oil spilled from…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters investigating a reported petroleum stench at a Central California beach last month didn't take long to realize a spill had taken place — oil was spreading across the sand and into the surf. Tracing the…
China has established a national compensation fund for oil spills caused by ships. "This marks a new milestone for China's compensation mechanism for ship-caused oil pollution and will better safeguard the interests of the victims of accidents," said He Jianzong,…
The oil spill on the Manawatu-Horowhenua coastline has affected a larger area than expected and authorities still do not know where it is coming from. Ian Lowe, who is co-ordinating the clean-up for Horizons Regional Council, confirmed the extent of…
