Oil leak
Iran oil tanker breaks down in Red Sea off Saudi coast
Middle East
May 2, 2019
Iran oil tanker breaks down in Red Sea off Saudi coast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian oil tanker carrying over 1 million barrels of fuel oil suffered a…
Exxon pipeline leaks thousands of barrels of Canadian oil in Arkansas
Environment
March 31, 2013
Exxon pipeline leaks thousands of barrels of Canadian oil in Arkansas
Exxon Mobil was working to clean up thousands of barrels of oil in Mayflower, Arkansas, after a pipeline carrying heavy…
Oil leaks from 5 spots in Hurghada
Environment
December 7, 2011
Oil leaks from 5 spots in Hurghada
A clean-up effort is underway as authorities try to contain an oil leak at five exploration areas in Gamsha Bay,…
Red Sea: Oil leak prompts govt to declare emergency near Hurghada
Environment
September 22, 2011
Red Sea: Oil leak prompts govt to declare emergency near Hurghada
Egyptian authorities have declared a state of emergency along the Red Sea coast after Egypt’s General Petroleum Corporation informed local…
Shell battling North Sea oil pipeline leak
Environment
August 13, 2011
Shell battling North Sea oil pipeline leak
THE HAGUE — Oil giant Shell is battling an oil leak in a North Sea pipeline off the British coast,…
Third Nile fuel spill in a month generates emergency response in Sohag
Egypt
September 23, 2010
Third Nile fuel spill in a month generates emergency response in Sohag
Emergency response went into effect in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag Thursday morning after a fuel barge capsized in…
U.S. presses BP to stop gushing Gulf Coast oil leak
Environment
May 3, 2010
U.S. presses BP to stop gushing Gulf Coast oil leak
A huge oil slick caused by an underwater leak continued to creep toward the US Gulf Coast on Monday as…
Gulf of Mexico leak grows, oil slick nears shore
Environment
April 29, 2010
Gulf of Mexico leak grows, oil slick nears shore
Reuters--The US Coast Guard said on Wednesday five times as much oil as previously estimated was leaking from a well…