The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reached an $18.7 ...

Russian tankers were responsible for a massive oil spill in the Black Sea. The result was a loss of aquatic life and animals ...

US examines blowout preventer in BP oil spill The failure of the underwater blowout preventer that led to the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by the inability of attached ...

An estimated 5% of the BP oil spill was burnt off the surface. Burning requires concentrating the oil on the sea surface to at least 2-3mm – relatively thick for an oil spill. It also requires ...

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 caused extensive environmental and economic damage, emphasizing the need for better ...

“It has a broader reach than the BP oil spill,” said Jason Clark, a Downs attorney. “If the burden is one that’s too high for any plaintiff to meet, then a lot of people who are exposed ...

A crash off the Yorkshire coast involving an oil tanker which has released fuel into the sea has caused immediate worry for ...

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New research exposes the lasting consequences of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. After placing microphones at the bottom of the sea, scientists were startled by their findings, per reports by ...

Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. Ten Largest Oil Spills 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil ...

A spill from state oil company Equinor’s Njord A platform in the Norwegian Sea is the first ever to reach land, and now it’s spreading northwards. Clumps of oil are turning up along the scenic ...