Ship's captain jailed over New Zealand oil spill
The captain and second officer of a ship that caused New Zealand's biggest sea pollution disaster when it ploughed into an offshore reef were both jailed for seven months. full story 
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Texas sues BP for damages related to oil spill
Texas on Friday became the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages related to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
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A guide to the complex Gulf oil spill case
Monday marked the start of a potentially monthslong trial to determine the cause of a well blowout that triggered a massive oil spill and killed 11 oil workers in the Gulf of Mexico nearly three years ago. The trial also will assign blame for the spill.
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PHOTOS: Dramatic Images Released From Arkansas Oil Spill
The EPA's On Scene Coordinator website has posted disturbing images of the ExxonMobil pipeline oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas. An estimated 84,000 gallons of crude oil spilled after a pipeline ruptured last week, resulting in the evacuation of dozens of homes. View photos from the oil spill below:
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Halliburton Seeks a Deal Over Oil Spill
The big oil services company set aside $637 million to settle some claims from the 2010 BP oil spill and posted a loss in the first quarter.
nytimes.com (30 days ago)
Exxon Continues Cleanup of Arkansas Oil Spill
Oil spill happened in Mayfield, Arkansas when a pipeline broke. Residents had to be evacuated where spill took place.
palmbeachpost.com (1 month and 22 days ago)
Oil spill reporting advances in House
DENVER — Drilling companies that spill one barrel or more of oil or exploration waste such as hydraulic fracturing fluid must report that spill within 24 hours under a bill that won preliminary approval in the Colorado House on Thursday.
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Great Lakes oil proposals threaten repeat of Kalamazoo spill, environmentalists say
Two oil projects in the works could significantly increase the amount of heavy crude oil moving on -- and near -- the Great Lakes, causing alarm among environmentalists because they involve the same heavy oil that was behind a $1-billion oil spill on the
lansingstatejournal.com (1 month and 8 days ago)
Troubled cargo ship Adfines East to remain at anchor until new captain takes the helm
Lt. Commander John Hellberg of U.S. Coast Guard’s marine safety unit in Portland said the ship’s owner is flying in new captain. “As part of the sentence, not only can he not sail with the ship, he can’t be on a jet ski in the river,’’ Hellberg said of Sharykin.
oregonlive.com (1 month and 12 days ago)
Gulf Hit with Dirty Blizzard After Oil Spill
Oceanographers are trying to solve a Deepwater Horizon oil spill mystery. ->
discovery.com (2 months and 4 days ago)
High-stakes oil spill trial begins
Prosecutors say BP bears the most blame for the Gulf oil spill and should pay more.
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