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File photo of fire boat response crews battling the blazing remnants of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon off Louisiana

Nation Apr 20

15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits and coastal restoration have stalled

By Jack Brook, Associated Press

World Jun 16

Workers clean up an an oil slick at Tanjong Beach in Sentosa
Singapore works to clean up oil slick after boat collides with stationary fuel supply ship

An oil spill caused by a dredger boat hitting a stationary cargo tanker has blackened part of Singapore’s southern coastline, including the popular resort island of Sentosa, and sparked concerns it may threaten marine wildlife as a clean-up operation was…

By Associated Press

World Mar 03

U.S. military confirms Rubymar vessel has sunk after being struck by Houthi missile
Ship recently hit by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea, 1st vessel lost in conflict

A ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water, officials said Saturday, the first vessel to be fully destroyed as part of their campaign over Israel's war against Hamas in…

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Nation Dec 11

Investigators, cleanup crews begin scouring oil pipeline spill in Kansas
Keystone pipeline shuts down after oil spill in Kansas creek

An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down a major pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, briefly causing oil prices to rise Thursday.

By John Hanna, Heather Hollingsworth, Josh Funk, Associated Press

Nation Dec 09

FILE PHOTO: Keystone pipeline shut after 14,000-barrel oil spill in Kansas
Keystone oil spill in Kansas is largest in pipeline’s history, federal data shows

An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas this week is the largest for an onshore crude pipeline in more than nine years and by far the biggest in the history of the Keystone pipeline, according to federal data.

By John Hanna, Ryan J. Foley, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press

Oct 31

Keystone oil pipeline leaks 383,000 gallons in North Dakota

By James MacPherson, Associated Press

Crews on Tuesday shut down the pipeline that carries tar sands oil from Canada through seven states after the leak was discovered.

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Oil smuggling brings environmental disaster to Venezuela’s economic ruin

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The economic disaster in Venezuela caused by tumbling petrol prices — oil production is the main industry — is also behind an environmental one. Lake Maracaibo, which sustains the Añu indigenous group, is being contaminated by oil spills and the…

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