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

There are concerns about the impact of jet fuel on marine animals following a crash between an oil tanker and a cargo ship ...

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 ...

However, offshore oceanic impacts are less well understood. The BP oil spill is introducing oil and methane gas into the deep water of the Gulf of Mexico. Previous studies on deepwater drilling ...

If these animals are included in the tally, we can estimate that up to 25,900 marine mammals may have been harmed by the oil spill. It’s difficult to conceive of how many fish have been killed by the ...

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 ...

If these animals are included in the tally, we can estimate that up to 25,900 marine mammals may have been harmed by the oil spill. It’s difficult to conceive of how many fish have been killed by the ...

More than six years on from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP has finally released a ‘reliable estimate’ of the final bill. Having recently taken steps to resolve all of the outstanding claims ...