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Update: US Warns Leaking Oil Tanker Poses Growing Red Sea Pollution Risk
Aug 28 2024 // An abandoned oil tanker attacked in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels a week ago appears to be burning and leaking, raising the specter of an environmental disaster, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday. The...
Fires Burn on Houthi-Hit Oil Tanker but No Spill Yet, EU Says
Aug 26 2024 // Fires were burning around the oil tanks of a ship that was attacked by Houthi militants in the Red Sea, but there were no signs of a spill so far, the European Union naval force in the region said. Flames were seen in at...
Fires Spotted on Red Sea Tanker Drifting With Oil on Board
Aug 23 2024 // The UK Navy said that three fires have been observed on a ship attacked in the Red Sea earlier this week. The Sounion’s crew were evacuated from the ship in the past few days after the vessel was struck by multiple...
London-Based Ship Registry Helps Russia Oil Tankers Keep Running
Aug 23 2024 // Three oil tankers that are under British sanctions for transporting Russian petroleum are sailing under the flag of a nation that bases its operations in London. The Galaxy, the Liberty and the Rigel, all of which moved...
Crew Evacuated From Houthi-Stricken Oil Tanker in Red Sea
Aug 22 2024 // The crew of a ship that suffered several attacks in the Red Sea has been evacuated with naval support. Delta Tankers, which operates the Sounion, said Thursday that plans are now in place to move the vessel to a safer...
Pressure Mounts on Texas Regulator as ‘Zombie’ Oil Wells Spill Toxic Fluids
Aug 15 2024 // PECOS COUNTY, Texas – On a sprawling ranch in Pecos County in late July, oil well control specialist Hawk Dunlap used a backhoe to uncover an abandoned or so-called zombie well that had sprung back to life despite being...
Western Insurers Provide Cover for Russian Oil Despite Price Cap Concerns
Aug 8 2024 // A group of Western insurers have provided cover for tankers carrying Russian crude, keeping its oil flowing after many in the trade sector withdrew for fear of breaching the rules of a G7 price cap, data from traders and...
Study Links Fracking Wastewater Injection to Surface Blowouts in West Texas Oil Wells
Aug 7 2024 // Fracking wastewater, injected underground for permanent disposal, traveled 12 miles through geological faults before bursting to the surface through a previously plugged West Texas oil well in 2022, according to a new...
Energy Department Awards $2.2B to Strengthen Electrical Grid, Add Clean Power
Aug 7 2024 // The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition to cleaner electricity...
How Iran Oil Link Could Complicate Insurance Claims After Tankers Collide Off Singapore
Aug 5 2024 // A collision between two tankers off Singapore in July raises questions over insurance claims, as one of the vessels previously shipped Iranian oil, potentially complicating payments due to Western sanctions, ship-trackers...
Oil and Gas Power Lines Suspected of Causing Texas Panhandle Wildfires
Aug 1 2024 // When a spate of wildfires tore across the Texas Panhandle in February and scorched 20,000 acres of Craig Cowden’s ranch near Skellytown, he decided he had had enough. Cowden took on a second unofficial job: looking...
Officials Cleaning Up Oil Spill in Southern Louisiana Parish
Aug 1 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A storage tank spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil in a southern Louisiana parish, threatening drinking water and wildlife as officials work to clean it up. The storage tank spilled...
Damaging West Texas Earthquakes Likely Caused by Oil and Gas Activity: USGS
Jul 31 2024 // Damaging earthquakes that rocked West Texas in recent days were likely caused by oil and gas activity in an area that has weathered tremors for decades, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A sequence that began in...
South Africa Races to Contain Oil Spill From Wrecked Cargo Ship
Jul 30 2024 // South Africa dispatched crews to contain an oil spill from a cargo vessel that ran aground earlier this month because of extreme weather conditions. Strong waves eroded the hull of the 125-meter (410-foot) MV Ultra Galaxy,...
Texas Crude Oil Pipelines Are Full to the Brim and Getting Worse
Jul 30 2024 // Crude oil pipelines connecting the busiest Texas oil fields to a critical export hub across the state are nearly out of space, threatening to cap US oil exports at a time when the world needs more. Key pipelines that...
Utility Regulators Cite Natural Gas Company in Fatal 2021 Blast in Pennsylvania
Jul 30 2024 // State utility regulators have filed a complaint against a natural gas provider alleging safety violations in connection with an explosion in a central Pennsylvania borough that killed one person and injured several others...
Texas Earthquakes Prompt Oil Regulator to Inspect Disposal Wells
Jul 29 2024 // The Texas oil regulator said it’s investigating after several earthquakes hit the Permian Basin last week. Extremely salty water that naturally comes out of oil wells is discarded by injecting the slurry back into...
Philippines Rushes to Contain Oil Spill From Sunken Tanker
Jul 25 2024 // Philippine authorities are rushing to contain an oil spill from a tanker that sank early Thursday, killing one crew member, after Typhoon Gaemi battered the nation. A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million liters...
Canadian Wildfires Threaten Oil Output, Prompt Evacuations
Jul 24 2024 // Wildfires in Canada’s energy-producing Alberta province are threatening almost 10% of the region’s oil production and forcing the evacuation of one of the country’s largest national parks during the peak...
Oil Tanker Insurance Payouts at Risk After UK’s Russia Sanctions
Jul 23 2024 // Transfers of oil at sea that involve a recently sanctioned Russian insurer may prevent western firms from paying claims if something goes wrong, a key provider of cover said. Moscow-based Ingosstrakh PJSC has emerged of a...
