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Oil Spills From US-Israeli War On Iran Are So Large They're Visible From Space
The spilt oil has the potential to affect the lives and livelihoods of people along the Gulf coastlines, as well as the area’s abundant marine life.
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Up To 2,000 Gallons Oil May Spill Into Gulf Of Mexico As Barge Hits US Bridge
Up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilt into the Gulf of Mexico after a bunker barge struck a bridge in the island city of Galveston, eastern Texas, the US Coast Guard estimated.
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Thailand Beach Declared Disaster Area After Oil Spill
A beach in eastern Thailand was declared a disaster area on Saturday as oil leaking from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand continued to wash ashore and blacken the sand.
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Cuba, United States Sign Oil Spill Deal Before Trump Inauguration
Cuba and the United States agreed on Monday to jointly prevent, contain and clean up oil and other toxic spills in the Gulf of Mexico, as they rush to conclude deals before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
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Flippant And Cursing, Orlando Gunman Appeared In Documentary
Orlando nightclub gunman Omar Mateen cursed and flippantly discussed the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in a clip from a documentary about the Deepwater Horizon disaster that emerged on Wednesday.
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Gujarat Readies To Handle Possible Oil Spill In Sea
In view of the possibility of oil spill in the sea near Gujarat coast due to heavy traffic of ships, the State Forest and Environment department has decided to prepare a risk mitigation and response plan to save the fragile eco-system and underwater habitat of marine species.
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BP Off Hook for Several Billion Dollars in Oil Spill Fines
A US judge said Thursday energy giant BP faces a maximum fine of $13.7 billion for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a sum reduced by several billion dollars.
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BP 'Grossly Negligent' in 2010 US Spill, Fines Could be $18 Billion
A U.S. judge has decided that BP Plc was "grossly negligent" and "reckless" in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill four years ago, a ruling that could add nearly $18 billion in fines to more than $42 billion in charges the company took for the worst offshore environmental disaster in U.S. history.
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2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: 'BP Was Grossly Negligent'
A US judge Thursday ruled the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was the result of BP's "gross negligence," potentially subjecting the oil giant to billions in additional penalties.
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'Significant' oil spill closes US ship channel
No timetable has been set to reopen a major U.S. shipping channel after nearly 170,000 gallons (643,500 liters) of tar-like oil spilled into the Texas waterway, but more help was being called in Monday to contain the spill and protect important shorebird habitat.
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US court rejects BP appeal over Gulf spill losses
A divided US appeals court on Monday rejected BP Plc's bid to block businesses from recovering money over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, even if they could not trace their economic losses to the disaster.
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Oil spill off Mumbai coast; ONGC fixes leak in pipeline
An oil spill has been reported off the Mumbai coast after a rupture in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) main trunk pipeline yesterday.
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Three years after Gulf spill, BP fights billions in fines
Three years after a deadly explosion on a BP-leased drilling rig unleashed the worst environmental disaster in US history, the British energy giant is fighting to avoid billions in fines.
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Trial set to open for Gulf oil spill litigation
Nearly three years after a deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico triggered the nation's worst offshore oil spill, a federal judge in New Orleans is set to preside over a high-stakes trial for the raft of litigation spawned by the disaster.
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Judge approves $4 billion BP oil spill criminal settlement
A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Oil Spills From US-Israeli War On Iran Are So Large They're Visible From Space
The spilt oil has the potential to affect the lives and livelihoods of people along the Gulf coastlines, as well as the area’s abundant marine life.
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Up To 2,000 Gallons Oil May Spill Into Gulf Of Mexico As Barge Hits US Bridge
Up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilt into the Gulf of Mexico after a bunker barge struck a bridge in the island city of Galveston, eastern Texas, the US Coast Guard estimated.
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Thailand Beach Declared Disaster Area After Oil Spill
A beach in eastern Thailand was declared a disaster area on Saturday as oil leaking from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand continued to wash ashore and blacken the sand.
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Cuba, United States Sign Oil Spill Deal Before Trump Inauguration
Cuba and the United States agreed on Monday to jointly prevent, contain and clean up oil and other toxic spills in the Gulf of Mexico, as they rush to conclude deals before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
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Flippant And Cursing, Orlando Gunman Appeared In Documentary
Orlando nightclub gunman Omar Mateen cursed and flippantly discussed the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in a clip from a documentary about the Deepwater Horizon disaster that emerged on Wednesday.
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Gujarat Readies To Handle Possible Oil Spill In Sea
In view of the possibility of oil spill in the sea near Gujarat coast due to heavy traffic of ships, the State Forest and Environment department has decided to prepare a risk mitigation and response plan to save the fragile eco-system and underwater habitat of marine species.
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BP Off Hook for Several Billion Dollars in Oil Spill Fines
A US judge said Thursday energy giant BP faces a maximum fine of $13.7 billion for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a sum reduced by several billion dollars.
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BP 'Grossly Negligent' in 2010 US Spill, Fines Could be $18 Billion
A U.S. judge has decided that BP Plc was "grossly negligent" and "reckless" in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill four years ago, a ruling that could add nearly $18 billion in fines to more than $42 billion in charges the company took for the worst offshore environmental disaster in U.S. history.
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2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: 'BP Was Grossly Negligent'
A US judge Thursday ruled the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was the result of BP's "gross negligence," potentially subjecting the oil giant to billions in additional penalties.
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'Significant' oil spill closes US ship channel
No timetable has been set to reopen a major U.S. shipping channel after nearly 170,000 gallons (643,500 liters) of tar-like oil spilled into the Texas waterway, but more help was being called in Monday to contain the spill and protect important shorebird habitat.
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US court rejects BP appeal over Gulf spill losses
A divided US appeals court on Monday rejected BP Plc's bid to block businesses from recovering money over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, even if they could not trace their economic losses to the disaster.
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Oil spill off Mumbai coast; ONGC fixes leak in pipeline
An oil spill has been reported off the Mumbai coast after a rupture in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) main trunk pipeline yesterday.
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Three years after Gulf spill, BP fights billions in fines
Three years after a deadly explosion on a BP-leased drilling rig unleashed the worst environmental disaster in US history, the British energy giant is fighting to avoid billions in fines.
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Trial set to open for Gulf oil spill litigation
Nearly three years after a deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico triggered the nation's worst offshore oil spill, a federal judge in New Orleans is set to preside over a high-stakes trial for the raft of litigation spawned by the disaster.
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Judge approves $4 billion BP oil spill criminal settlement
A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
