Oil Spills Links

Major oil spill exercise for Coromandel - Voxy

Major oil spill exercise for Coromandel Voxy A major oil spill exercise is due to be held on the Coromandel next month, taking into account lessons learned during the Rena disaster. The Waikato Regional Council exercise - involving up to 30 staff and including supporting agencies - will trial the ... and more »

Shell 'must act on oil spills' in the Niger Delta, say campaigners - This is Money

This is Money

Shell 'must act on oil spills' in the Niger Delta, say campaigners This is Money By Rob Davies Shell is sustaining fresh reputational damage over its role in oil spills in the Niger Delta,ahead of its annual meeting tomorrow. Campaign group Amnesty International has enlisted actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim,star of TV series 24 and the film ... and more »

Brazil Navy investigates new oil spill off coast - Reuters

International Business Times

Brazil Navy investigates new oil spill off coast Reuters BRASILIA (Reuters) - An oil spill was discovered off Brazil's coast near the country's Espirito Santo state, Brazil's Navy said on Thursday, the latest in a series of spills that have raised questions about the safety of a massive expansion of the ... Brazil Navy: No Oil Slick Seen Off Espirito Santo During OverflightFox Business Chevron Expulsion From Brazil "Unlikely," Says PetrobrasInternational Business Times Brazil probes oil leak reports, finds nothingChicago Tribune all 46 news articles »

Marine Science research earns recognition, $15M in wake of oil spill - The Oracle

Marine Science research earns recognition, $15M in wake of oil spill The Oracle By Jessica Velez NEWS EDITOR The plumes are gone, but oil remains in sediment along the sea floor of the Gulf of Mexico. Two years after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, David Hollander, a chemical oceanographer, and other researchers from the USF ... and more »

The oil spill ethics discussion revisited - Houston Chronicle (blog)

Houston Chronicle (blog)

The oil spill ethics discussion revisited Houston Chronicle (blog) A few weeks ago, I attended a discussion about ethics and oil spills at the Offshore Technology Conference. I was critical of the presentation by WC “Rusty” Riese, a geoscientist and adjunct professor at Rice University, for directing much of the ... and more »