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The Dangerous $140M Mission to Defuse an Oil Tanker Ready to Explode

Jun 14 2023 // An operation is finally underway to transfer the oil from a stricken tanker off the coast of Yemen that maritime salvage experts have called a “ticking time bomb.”The decrepit vessel has been lying idle for...

Major Oil And Container Ports Shut as Severe Storm Nears India

Jun 13 2023 // Major oil and container ports have shut in India as a severe cyclone tracks toward the nation’s west coast near Pakistan.Adani Group’s flagship Mundra operation, India’s busiest container harbor, the oil...

Guyana Court Stays Order for Exxon to Give Unlimited Guarantee for Oil Spills Coverage

Jun 12 2023 // A Guyana Appellate Court judge on Thursday temporarily stayed a lower court’s order requiring Exxon Mobil Guyana and partners in offshore oil production to provide an unlimited guarantee to cover potential oil...

Stricter UAE Ship Insurance Rules Look to Cut Oil Spill Risks

Jun 8 2023 // Tougher requirements for some ship insurers covering United Arab Emirates ships are aimed at boosting environmental safety, the UAE state news agency (WAM) reported, amid growing concerns over unregulated shipping.The...

Kazakhstan Presses Ahead With $16.5B Claim Against Oil Majors

Jun 7 2023 // Kazakhstan is pressing ahead with $16.5 billion in claims against international oil majors over disputed project costs and has no plans for a possible out-of-court settlement, Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev said.The...

Singapore Detains Record Number of Oil, Chemical Tankers as Dark Fleet Grows

Jun 1 2023 // Singapore’s detentions of oil and chemicals tankers have surged since early last year, highlighting growing concerns over the environmental and safety impact of an expanding fleet of aging vessels plying major...

Fatal Blaze at Texas Refinery to Result in Lawsuits Against Oil Refiner Marathon

May 26 2023 // HOUSTON – Attorneys representing the family of a worker who was killed in a fire at a Texas City, Texas, refinery and another worker who was hospitalized said on Wednesday they have filed or would soon file injury claims...

Reuters: Lloyd’s Register Drops Ships of Top Indian Carrier of Russian Oil

May 26 2023 // Lloyd’s Register has told India’s Gatik Ship Management, which has become a major carrier of Russian oil since the Ukraine war, that it will withdraw certification of 21 of its vessels by June 3, the maritime...

Alabama Couple Charged with Dumping Oil Over 33 Miles of Road, Creating a Hazard

May 24 2023 // An Alabama couple has been arrested after authorities said they dumped oil over 33 miles of road around Decatur, in the northern part of the state. The news outlet AL.com reported that crews in Lawrence County had to...

Wisconsin Tribe Asks Court to Shut Down Oil Pipeline

May 19 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe argued Thursday that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline the tribe says is at immediate risk of being...

US, UK, Others Seek to Target Illicit Oil Shipping Transfers at Sea

May 18 2023 // The U.S., UK, Denmark and other countries have called for more action, including increased surveillance, over the booming practice of unregulated oil transfers at sea, as fears grow over potential pollution, according to a...

Update: Oil Majors Should Pay $12B to Repair Damage in Nigeria: Report

May 16 2023 // Oil companies including Shell Plc and Eni SpA should pay $12 billion to repair environmental devastation in Nigeria’s crude-rich Niger Delta, according to a new report.More than six decades of pumping oil has left...

Youth Lawsuit Challenging Montana’s Pro-Fossil Fuel Policies Heading to Trial

May 15 2023 // A Montana judge said a climate change lawsuit from young people challenging the state’s pro-fossil fuel policies will proceed to trial despite efforts by the state to derail the case.The upcoming trial in Helena...

$3.4M Fine Proposed for 2021 California Oil Pipeline Leak

May 11 2023 // An energy company should be fined nearly $3.4 million for safety violations involving a 2021 oil pipeline spill that fouled Southern California beaches, a federal regulator said.Amplify Energy Corp. ignored 83 alarms...

An Oil Tanker Ablaze in South China Sea Is Warning of Global Problem

May 8 2023 // Off the coast of Malaysia, in one of the world’s busiest shipping channels, an explosion on board the aging oil tanker Pablo ripped off its deck like a sardine can and began a fire that sent dark plumes of smoke into...

Venezuela’s Oil Tankers at Risk of Spills, Sinking, Fires, Collisions: Report

May 5 2023 // More than half of the 22 oil tankers in Venezuela’s fleet are so run down that they should be immediately repaired or taken out of service, according to an internal report from state-run oil company PDVSA that was...

Exxon, Guyana Environmental Agency in Breach of Oil-Spill Insurance Obligations: Court

May 5 2023 // An Exxon Mobil unit is in breach of insurance obligations for its first offshore oil project in Guyana in part due to errors by the environmental regulator, a Guyanese court ruled on Wednesday, a decision the government...

Burning Oil Tanker off Malaysia Rings Alarm Bells About Shadow Fleet

May 2 2023 // Three crew members are missing from a Gabon-registered tanker that caught fire on Monday in the South China Sea, a Malaysian maritime enforcement agency official said on Tuesday.The Pablo, an Aframax-class crude oil tanker...

Court Ends Challenge to 2021 Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Sale

May 1 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A lawsuit by environmentalists seeking to block the 2021 sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases auctioned off by the federal government was rejected by a federal appeals court in...

Oil Tanker Seized by Iran Had Indian Crew, Turkey-Based Operator Says

May 1 2023 // An oil tanker seized by Iran on Thursday was carrying Kuwaiti crude and had a crew of 24 Indians, according to the operator.The US has demanded the immediate release of the the Marshall Islands-flagged Advantage Sweet,...