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Category Archives: OIL RIG SPILLS
Sheen Spotted Near Gulf of Mexico Oil Rig Fire
The US Coast Guard said a mile-long “sheen” has been spotted in the Gulf of Mexico near the area where an oil platform caught fire this morning. According to USA Today, Mariner Energy, which owns the platform, has reported that …
Another Oil Rig Explodes Off Louisiana Gulf Coast
News has just broken that another oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Few details are available at this time, but it appears the blast occurred around 9:30 a.m. local time on a rig owned by Mariner Energy.
Assumption Parish, Louisiana-Oil Well Blowout Prompts Evacuations, Could Take Weeks to Contain
An out-of-control oil well in Louisiana’s Assumption Parish could continue gushing for six weeks, following a blowout last week. Last Wednesday’s blowout resulted in the evacuation of residents from six nearby homes and shut down a two-mile stretch of Louisiana …
Oil Spill from Ruptured Pipeline Threatens Lake Michigan
A pipeline leak that has spilled anywhere from 800,000 gallons to 1 million gallons of oil into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River has resulted in evacuations and is threatening Lake Michigan. Residents living close to the oil spill have been told to …
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which BP PLC leased from TransOcean LTD, exploded off the coast of Louisiana on April 20, 2010 and sank two days later. Eleven rig workers missing since the blast are presumed dead. The explosion also …
Mississippi River Oil Spill
The Mississippi River oil spill occurred on July 23, 2008 when the tanker Tintomara and a barge carrying 419,000 gallons of oil – being towed by the Mel Oliver – collided. The barge split in half, spilling much of its …
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