BP is preparing a number of responses for dealing with oil that leaked from its Clair platform, but thinks letting it disperse naturally at sea is the best option, the company said today in a statement.
A Malaysian port authority has ordered the suspension of operations at a fuel terminal following an oil spill, a news report said.
Nearly 140,000 litres of diesel which remain on board a stricken oil rig grounded in the Outer Hebrides are to be pumped above the waterline to lessen the risk of an environmental catastrophe.
Jury selection is expected to begin in the trial of a US attorney and others accused of helping to boost his client list for litigation related to the BP oil spill.
US firefighters have tackled a pipeline oil spill near Los Angeles.
Shell has launched a recovery operation after 2,000 barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico.
A 2,100-barrel oil spill in the US Gulf of Mexico forced Shell to shut in all wells that flow to its Brutus platform.
Cleaning up after the next major oil spill could be made easier thanks to scientists at Heriot-Watt University who have cracked the genetic code of marine bacteria that helped "eat" the crude spilled from the Macondo disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
The director of WWF Scotland has described the £22,500 handed to Shell following the Gannet oil spill as "paltry" and disappointing.
Energy giant Shell has been fined £22,500 after it admitted committing one of the worst North Sea oil leaks in the past 10 years.
A Plains All American pipeline has spilled an estimated 4,200 gallons of crude oil near St Louis in the US. The incident it’s the second leak for the company in around two months. In May, a leak in Santa Barbara County, California, created an oil spill nine miles long. The company said the flow of oil from the pipeline near St Louis has since been stopped and an emergency response plan was implemented to contain the release, which happened on July 10.
BP boss Bob Dudley's pay fell by a fifth last year because of performance measures set over a three-year period that began in 2010 – the year of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Oil major BP could face a reduced fine over the oil spilled following the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Offshore safety inspections in the UK have increased since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to law firm Pinsent Masons.
A major offshore company was last night investigating an oil spill at one of its North Sea operations.
Fears of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico triggered a slide in the shares of energy giant Royal Dutch Shell.
Specialists are on standby to board Total's abandoned Elgin platform tonight and pave the way for a bid to halt the potentially explosive gas leak on board.
A US company which helped tackle the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been called in to help avert disaster at the Elgin platform.
Oil companies yesterday defended their plans for how they would respond to a oil spill in the Arctic in the face of accusations they were just "guesswork".
Rig contractor Transocean said yesterday it had incurred charges of nearly £3.9billion in the final quarter of last year, including costs related to the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
BP is on the right path, chief executive Bob Dudley said yesterday when he announced the global oil giant's annual results.
Oil major BP said yesterday that contractor Transocean could not avoid responsibility for its part in the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Energy giant BP is likely to agree to pay the US justice department up to £16.2billion to settle all charges linked to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, says a top analyst.
Industry body Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) has released guidelines for firms to help them understand and follow Health and Safety Executive rules.
THE offshore drilling company responsible for running the Deepwater Horizon rig which exploded in the Gulf of Mexico has been given another warning about its operations in the North Sea.