Tag: Oil Spill
Following Husky oil spill, Saskatchewan reviews pipeline rules
Husky oil spill forced Prince Albert, North Battleford to find temporary alternative water sources The government of Saskatchewan is reviewing its regulations and engineering standards for pipelines around bodies of water following the Husky oil spill last summer. The spill that occurred east of Lloydminster dumped oil into the North Saskatchewan, forcing the cities of […]
Murphy Oil fined for 2015 spill near Peace River
Murphy Oil undetected for over six weeks CALGARY, Alberta, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The province of Alberta has fined a local subsidiary of U.S.-based Murphy Oil Corp C$172,500 ($130,031) for its role in a 9,000-barrel spill in 2015 that went undetected for more than six weeks, the provincial energy regulator said on Tuesday. The Alberta Energy […]
Venezuela oil spill: Operations at terminal ‘recovered’
PDVSA not releasing size of Venezuela oil spill CARACAS, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Shipping operations at one of three docks of Venezuela’s main crude exporting port have “recovered” after a “minor” oil spill occurred over the weekend, state oil company PDVSA said on Wednesday, without saying how big the spill was. A spill occurred while loading a […]
Venezuelan oil spill at crude terminal shuts down operations
Venezuelan oil spill at Jose port Jan 17 (Reuters) – Shipping operations at one of three docks of Venezuela’s main crude exporting port were halted after an oil spill occurred while loading a vessel bound for India, union and shipping sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The spill, which happened over the weekend at Jose port’s […]
Husky oil spill into North Saskatchewan River caused by ground movement
Husky oil spill in Canadian river caused by ground movement WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov 17 (Reuters) – The Husky oil spill into a major Canadian river last summer that cut off drinking water supply for two cities was caused by ground movement that buckled a section of pipeline, the company said in a report to the Saskatchewan […]
Sunoco, future operator of Dakota Access pipeline, tops U.S. crude spill charts
Sunoco has had over 200 leaks since 2010 By Liz Hampton HOUSTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Sunoco Logistics, the future operator of the oil pipeline delayed this month after Native American protests in North Dakota, spills crude more often than any of its competitors with more than 200 leaks since 2010, according to a Reuters […]
VTTI suspends operations at Malaysia terminal after oil spill
VTTI spill at ATT Tanjung Bin terminal SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Reuters) – VTTI, the storage division of the world’s largest oil trader Vitol, said on Friday it has suspended operations at its terminal in southern Malaysia after receiving a notice from the authorities following an oil spill. The spill occurred on Wednesday when tanker MT […]
Lawyer accused of fraud by U.S. in BP oil spill case acquitted
Mikal Watts accused of making up fake clients to sue for BP oil spill By Jonathan Stempel Aug 18 (Reuters) – A prominent Texas lawyer was acquitted on Thursday of charges he made up thousands of fake clients to sue BP Plc for damages that the oil company caused in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill, court […]
Most water tests safe after Husky oil spill, but no all-clear
Sask. government working to bolster regulations after Husky oil spill By Rod Nickel Aug 3 (Reuters) – Out of 900 water samples tested from the North Saskatchewan River polluted by the Husky oil spill last month, five exceeded drinking water guidelines, officials said on Wednesday, cautioning it was unclear when the river would be safe to drink from […]
Crescent Point Energy pipeline leaks oil in Saskatchewan
Crescent Point Energy leaked 630 barrels of oil emulsion Aug 3 (Reuters) – A Crescent Point Energy pipeline in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan leaked 100 cubic metres (630 barrels) of oil emulsion on Tuesday, a government official said on Wednesday. The spill happened on land near the village of Pennant and did not affect wildlife […]
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