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BP faces new $34bn claim for Gulf oil spill
2013-02-06 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Oil and gas major BP faced a new $34bn claim from local and southern state governments in the US, including Louisiana and Mississippi, for financial losses and property damage incurred as a result of the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Izmit Crude Oil Refinery Upgrade, Gulf of Izmit
2013-02-06 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
The zmit crude oil refinery is located in Tütünçiftlik near the Gulf of zmit, in Turkey. It is operated by TUPRAS Rafinerileri IZMIT. The refinery is located in a crucial consumption zone that accounts for nearly 40% of petroleum product demand in
Clemson Researchers To Study Oil And Gas Operations' Impact On Gulf Pelicans
2013-02-04 01:40:33| oilandgasonline News Articles
A federal agency has turned to Clemson University’s South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit to collect data that will help it assess the environmental impact of oil and natural gas operations on the marine and coastal environments of the northern Gulf of Mexico’s outer continental shelf.
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Judge Approves $4 Billion in Fines for BP in Gulf Disaster Deal
2013-02-01 16:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: After a ruling earlier this week by a federal judge in New Orleans, BP now holds the record for the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history. The penalty, totaling $4 billion, is strictly related to the criminal conduct of the company that led to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and oil leak into the Gulf of Mexico. As part of the deal, BP agreed to plead guilty to a total of 14 counts of criminal conduct, which includes charges of felony manslaughter. However, as CNN.com points out,...
Satellite Analysis Shows Gulf Oil Spills Typically Underestimated
2013-01-30 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: An analysis of satellite images has revealed that small oil spills that have become common in the Gulf of Mexico are often much larger than reported, U.S. scientists say. Using technology that calculates the size of oil slicks based on differences in the texture of water surface, as captured in publicly available satellite photos, a team of oceanographers at Florida State University (FSU) estimated that known human-caused spills in the Gulf were typically about 13 times larger than reported to the...
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