Company settles oil spill case
NORFOLK -- A local maritime company and five of its employees have settled criminal complaints that they discharged diesel fuel into the Elizabeth River then tried to cover it up when questioned by authorities.
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=56815&ran=237079

FG Loses N2.7 Billion to Isuikwuato Oil Spill
Aside loss of human resources, the Federal Government may have lost well over N2.7 billion in the Abia State oil spill occasioned by damaged pipelines of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
http://allafrica.com/stories/200307080433.html

Second hearing dealing with oil spill is Monday
Navigation safety on Buzzards Bay is the topic of a public hearing set for Monday at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, co-sponsored by U.S. Reps. Barney Frank and William Delahunt.
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/07-03/07-10-03/a13lo064.htm

Oil spill cleanup goes on year later
COHASSET - A huge black plume of smoke that cast a pall over the city of Cohasset last Fourth of July remains a concern, and memory, for area residents a year later.
http://www.virginiamn.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=1&story_id=145735&refer_url=

FG loses N2.7 billion to Isuikwuato oil spill
Aside loss of human resources, the Federal Government may have lost well over N2.7 billion in the Abia State oil spill occasioned by damaged pipelines of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/features/fe508072003.html

Peninsula: Federal oil spill prevention money will fund tugboat, weather sensors; locations to be determined
Federal funds totaling $1.6 million will pay for more weather sensors and rescue tugboats to help protect the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound from oil spills and other maritime mishaps.
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/sited/story/html/136749

Norwegian shipping line to pay $2M over oil spill
Freighter leaked off Carolinas in '99
A Norwegian shipping line has agreed to pay $2 million to compensate for environmental damage from an oil spill off the South Carolina coast four years ago, according to documents filed in federal court Tuesday.
http://www.charleston.net/stories/070203/loc_02fine.shtml

Santos summonsed over Brisbane oil spill
An oil company at the centre of what is believed to the Queensland's biggest ever oil spill has been summonsed to appear in court at the end of the month.
http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/news/200307/s892525.htm

Evidence Collection in Buzzards Bay Oil Spill Complicated by Current Rules
The tugboat crew responsible for April's oil spill in Buzzards Bay was not tested for alcohol use until at least 18 hours after its barge hit an underwater obstacle -- a delay the Coast Guard has not disclosed as it manages an accident investigation and cleanup of the spill.
http://www.seafood.com/news/current/101162.html

Close ties complicate probe of oil spill
The tugboat crew responsible for April's oil spill in Buzzards Bay was not tested for alcohol use until at least 18 hours after its barge hit an underwater obstacle -- a delay the Coast Guard has not disclosed as it manages an accident investigation and cleanup of the spill.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/180/metro/Close_ties_complicate_probe_
of_oil_spill+.shtml

Mirant to ponder stronger barges
Mirant Corp. told legislators last week it would investigate the possibility of using only double-hulled barges to transport oil to its Cape Cod Canal power plant.
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/mirantponder24.htm

Leaks generate state fines for Progress Energy
ORLANDO -- Oil leaks at Progress Energy substations have resulted in environmental penalties for the company and a state demand that the sites be cleaned up.
http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2003/06/23/story5.html

Oil spill threatens Pensacola Bay habitat restoration
PENSACOLA -- Oily fuel spilled from a freighter threatened a $1.7 million habitat restoration project along the shore Pensacola Bay.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030616/APN/306160816

Feds launch criminal probe into Buzzards Bay oil spill
Lawmakers and residents in seaside communities soiled by the Buzzards Bay oil spill lauded a federal criminal probe into the disastrous mishap that has crippled shellfishing and polluted more than 90 miles of shoreline.
http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/oil06122003.htm

US undertakes criminal probe of April oil spill
Federal officials have launched a criminal investigation into April's Buzzards Bay oil spill, three weeks after the barge operator responsible acknowledged that the spill was nearly seven times larger than first reported.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/162/metro/US_undertakes_criminal_probe_of_April_oil_spill+.shtml

Anger after oil spill at beauty spot
MORE than 200 fish and birds have been killed after oil was "deliberately" poured into a now ruined Essex beauty spot.
http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/news/NewsStory.asp?Brand=EADOnline&Category=News&ItemId=IPED10+Jun+2003+17%3A40%3A19%3A187

Study Calls For Changes in Coastal Management
The first comprehensive study in more than 30 years of the world's oceans calls for sweeping changes in the way the country manages its coastal resources
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/mktplace/re.aspx?reIDx=CD18CA95-8E01-4E8F-AD34-5879A547BD2E

Blacklisted oil tankers still docking in Cardiff and Liverpool
BLACKLISTED ships due to be phased out under European legislation designed to prevent another devastating oil spill are still docking in Cardiff and ports near Wales.
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/page.cfm?objectid=13033082&method=full&siteid=
50082&headline=Blacklisted%20oil%20tankers%20still%20docking%20in%20Cardiff%20and%20Liverpool

US 'has frontier mentality' on oceans
In a telling indictment of US marine policy, a group of influential Americans say their country has lacked the imagination to care properly for its oceans.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2958870.stm

Prudhoe Bay oil spill bigger than reported
ANCHORAGE — An oil spill at Prudhoe Bay is about 12 times larger than originally estimated, according to officials with the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134864747_prudhoe01m.html

Oil spill crashing in on summertime fun
What is the value of a missed sunset overlooking the ocean? How about a canceled sea kayak trip, or a simple morning stroll on the beach?
http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/oil06012003.htm

How greed is destroying Alaska long after oil spill
A tide of cash that flowed from damages awarded after the Exxon Valdez oil spill 14 years ago has created financial havoc in native Alaskan communities.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/06/01/walas01.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/06/01/ixworld.html

Environmental Practice Area to Provide Technical Support for Regulatory Development, Analysis, Implementation, and Assessment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Abt Associates a $12.7 million, seven-year contract for technical support for the EPA Oil Program Center (OPC). Abt Associates' responsibilities on this critical...
http://newstracker.usatoday.com/ea?ea=bw_ind_aro,bizwire,1052487007665772,0,20030530

Shell faces case of buried documents
Shell digs for an answer
A US attorney is considering launching an investigation into oil giant Shell after thousands of its documents were found buried in the desert near Las Vegas.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2946832.stm

State of Denial: Dunes offer a lesson on pollution
GUADALUPE DUNES -- On the surface, the dunes that dominate this stark and beautiful landscape remain as majestic as when Cecil B. DeMille filmed "The Ten Commandments" in 1923.
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/6839668p-7777193c.html

Lawmakers' letter targets tanker firm
officials decry lack of response
assachusetts members of Congress have fired off an angry letter to the company responsible for last month's oil spill in Buzzards Bay, pledging to do everything they can to ensure that its barges do not contaminate the bay ever again.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/145/metro/Lawmakers_letter_targets_tanker_firm+.shtml

Workers sort through buried pipeline documents
Workers with Houston-based EOTT Energy are beginning to sort through 190 boxes of documents that were unearthed Friday at the site of an old oil spill near Hobbs, N.M.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/energy/1923856

MDEP to return to troubled waters
BROOKS - A walk along the edges of Sanborn Pond this spring reveals scant evidence the seemingly pristine body of water was the site of the state's worst fresh-water oil spill on Sept. 23, 2001.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=8105901&BRD=1466&PAG=461&dept_id=182766&rfi=6

Shellfishermen sue federal government
BOSTON (AP) A lawyer representing shellfishermen who have lost business since last month's oil spill in Buzzards Bay amended a class action lawsuit to add the federal government and drop the company being blamed for the spill.
http://wbz4.com/massachusetts/MA--OilSpill-Lawsuit-gn/resources_news_html

Experts: larger oil spill estimate may not have huge impact on damage forecasts
BOSTON - The estimated size of the Buzzards Bay oil spill has ballooned in recent days, but that doesn't mean the damage to shellfish, birds and the environment will be any worse than previously expected, experts said.
http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/ap_spill05212003.htm

Oil Spill Devastates Bayelsa Communities
An oil spillage has occurred at Egbebiri in Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa State.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200305210173.html

Massachusetts oil spill bigger than first reported
BOSTON — An April oil spill that coated Massachusetts beaches with thick, black goo and closed prime shellfishing grounds was nearly seven times larger than originally reported, the Coast Guard said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-05-21/s_4524.asp

Spain files $2.3 billion suit over oil spill
MADRID, Spain - Spain said Friday it filed a $2.3 billion lawsuit against an industry regulatory organization for certifying the tanker that broke apart and split in the Atlantic Ocean in November, spilling more than 10 million gallons of oil into the sea.
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/world/5879012.htm

Those on cleanup doubt spill estimate
Some say barge leaked twice as much heavy oil
Workers and volunteers cleaning up last month's oil spill in Buzzards Bay suspect that the damaged barge leaked far more oil into the water than the owners initially reported, based on the amount of cleanup work that has been required.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/137/metro/Those_on_cleanup_doubt_spill_estimate+.shtml

A deep and dark mystery
EOTT seeking paper treasure?
IT'S not unusal for energy companies to dig holes in the ground, but Houston-based EOTT Energy has been burrowing in the desert near Hobbs, N.M., in search of something other than oil.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/energy/1913867

Crude threatens to foul water in Harrison
A pipeline may have leaked up to 1,000 gallons of crude oil onto the ground Sunday, threatening the well water of at least one nearby home, a state official said.
http://www.sunjournal.com/story.asp?slg=051903crudespill

Canada not prepared for oil spill, warns Newfoundland's environment minister
ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) -- Canada's East coast is highly vulnerable to a major oil spill that could pollute the coastline, kill seabirds and damage the marine ecosystem, says Newfoundland and Labrador's environment minister.
http://www.canoe.ca/NationalTicker/CANOE-wire.Oil-Spill.html

Campaigners' urgent call to protect coast
CAMPAIGNERS have stepped up demands for urgent action to protect West Dorset's World Heritage Coast from a major oil spill disaster.
http://www.thisisdorset.net/dorset/lyme_regis/lyme/LYME_REGIS_LYME_NEWS0.html

Agip Gets 7-Day Ultimatum to Clean Oil Spill
FOLLOWING alleged failure of Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to take remedial action on an oil spill from its facility at Idu Well (5), the people of Egbebiri-Biseni clan have given the company a seven-day ultimatum to clean up the spill. The spill which occurred on May 2, Vanguard learnt, may have been caused by pressure on the well-head.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200305150665.html

Criticism of oil spill surveillance
Could Denmark be hit by its own "Prestige" disaster? Critics charge the military isn't doing enough to monitor potential oil spills in Danish waters
http://cphpost.periskop.dk/default.asp?id=30630

Oil spill cleanup nearly complete
A tanker truck overturned there April 28 when its driver, Ricky Hager, 48, of Thermo Fluid, Inc., misjudged the final hairpin on the Eagle County side of the pass while enroute to Meeker, toppling his rig into the ditch alongside the road.
http://www.vaildaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030514/NEWS/305140103

Collision causes oil spill in Busan
A South Korean oil tanker slammed into a moored ship in Busan yesterday, spilling about 21 tons of bunker fuel, the Busan Maritime Police said.
http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/shippingtimes/story/0,4574,81574,00.html?

SHELLFISHING AREAS MAY REOPEN
BUZZARDS BAY - Some shellfishing areas closed by an April 27 oil spill in Buzzards Bay may reopen tomorrow, depending on the arrival of lab results.
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/shellfishingareas14.htm

Polluter or taxpayer? European Parliament set to take crucial decision on who pays for environmental clean up
Brussels, Belgium - On the eve of a crucial vote in the European Parliament on the EU's Environmental Liability' Directive, which seeks to implement the 'polluter pays' principle across Europe, five international environmental organizations - Greenpeace, BirdLife International, European Environmental Bureau, Friends of the Earth Europe, and WWF - have expressed concern that the draft directive may be severely weakened by parliamentary amendments.
http://panda.org/news_facts/newsroom/other_news/news.cfm?uNewsID=7126

Nigerian pipeline attack triggers oil spill
Lagos - An attack by thieves on a Shell pipeline in southern Nigeria's troubled Niger Delta region has triggered an oil spill, a spokesperson for the Anglo-Dutch firm said on Monday.
http://www.itechnology.co.za/index.php?click_id=68&art_id=qw1052745662137B252&set_id=1

ASSESSING THE OIL DAMAGE: Woods Hole scientists study long-term effects of recent spill
FALMOUTH - The computer printout told the story of the Buzzards Bay oil spill in more than a thousand jagged lines - each one representing a different chemical compound now bobbing in the surf off Cape Cod.
http://ledger.southofboston.com/display/inn_news/news01.txt

Oil spill closes beaches
FRENCH authorities have evacuated several beaches between Monaco and the Italian border and banned swimming in the sea after oil was swept onto the coast.
http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,6420586%255E401,00.html

Shell Records 262 Oil Spills in 2002
Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC) recorded 262 oil spill incidents in its operation in 2002, in which a total of 20,007 barrels (2702 tonnes) of oil was spilled.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200305060453.html

Halliburton's Iraq role expands
Halliburton's role in post-war Iraq includes operating Iraqi oil fields, new documents have revealed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3006149.stm

Areas of Mass. Bay Said Unaffected by Oil
BOURNE, Mass. - Large areas of Buzzards Bay appear unaffected by a 15,000-gallon oil spill and could be reopened for shellfishing within a week, according to Massachusetts fishery officials.
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/world/5797365.htm

Oil cleanup called relative success
Lingering damage expected from spill
As thick black oil continued to wash up on Buzzards Bay beaches yesterday, cleanup officials are defying the dismal odds against collecting much of the spill, but still may not be able to prevent the damage that historically is done by oil they cannot recoup.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/125/metro/Oil_cleanup_called_relative_success+.shtml

WWF-Finland seeks volunteers to fight oil spills
Helsinki, Finland - WWF-Finland has established volunteer oil recovery forces to help when an oil spill threatens Finnish shores. Fifty team leaders will be trained, who, following instructions of authorities, will call on the volunteers if an oil spill occurs. Since the launch of the new forces last week, WWF-Finland has already received hundreds of registrations by volunteers.
http://panda.org/news_facts/newsroom/other_news/news.cfm?uNewsID=7021

Fishermen demand answers on pace of oil spill cleanup
DARTMOUTH - About 100 fishermen and area residents demanded answers from cleanup officials yesterday about damages from an oil spill that leaked 14,700 gallons of industrial fuel into Buzzards Bay last week.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/124/metro/Fishermen_demand_answers_on_pace_of_oil_spill_cleanup+.shtml

Timing of oil spill may aid recovery
The state's chief shellfish biologist yesterday said that cold water and other favorable seasonal conditions may help the Buzzards Bay shellfishing industry avoid catastrophe after this week's oil spill.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/123/metro/Timing_of_oil_spill_may_aid_recovery+.shtml

Cost of oil-spill cleanup $2.5M and rising
The price tag for cleaning up the Buzzards Bay oil spill - which is now stretching along 40 miles of shoreline - has hit $2.5 million and is expected to rise, the U.S. Coast Guard said yesterday.
http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/oil05032003.htm

Government blames company for oil spill
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass., May 2 (UPI) -- Authorities Friday considered civil and criminal charges against a New York-based company whose barge spewed 15,000 gallons of oil into Buzzards Bay, Mass.
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030502-090025-6141r

Oil spill riles Romney
DARTMOUTH -- Gov. Mitt Romney denounced Sunday's oil spill in Buzzards Bay as "a preventable event" and pledged to seek all available federal aid to offset cleanup costs and long-term economic losses.
Romney spoke to reporters after surveying Barney's Joy Beach, one of the sites in Dartmouth hit hardest by the accident. Critics say Romney's response is late in coming and the cleanup is understaffed, allowing the threat to the environment to spiral out of control.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7891479&BRD=1710&PAG=461&dept_id=99784&rfi=6

Communities assess spill's impact
State officials shut down all shellfish beds in Buzzards Bay on Wednesday as wind and currents moved an oil spill into the northern reaches of the bay for the first time.
The upper portion of the bay had remained open to shellfishermen after nearly 15,000 gallons spilled through a 12-foot by 2-foot gash in the hull of a barge on Sunday.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7876801&BRD=1710&PAG=461&dept_id=24108&rfi=6

Legislators seek aid for oil cleanup
Four U.S. congressmen from Massachusetts are seeking federal aid to help pay for the cleanup and cover long-term economic losses from Sunday's oil spill in Buzzards Bay.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7876800&BRD=1710&PAG=461&dept_id=24108&rfi=6

Officials close off upper portion of Buzzards Bay for shellfishing
OURNE -- The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries closed off the upper portion of Buzzards Bay to shellfishermen yesterday, making the entire bay off limits to harvesting quahogs, littlenecks, and other shellfish as cleanup crews fought to contain fuel oil spilled from a barge Sunday.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/121/metro/Officials_close_off_upper_portion_of_Buzzards_Bay_for_shellfishing+.shtml

Barge owner has history of oil spills, violations
The company that owns the barge and tugboat responsible for Sunday's oil spill in Buzzards Bay has a long history of leaks, violations, and fines along the East Coast stemming from accidents that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of oil into ecologically fragile waterways.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/121/metro/Barge_owner_has_history_of_oil_spills_violations+.shtml

Bay officials crying foul over oil spill
Pounding waves and wind have pushed heavy fuel oil spilled into Buzzards Bay all the way to its northern border, tainting miles of shoreline and forcing state officials yesterday to expand shellfishing closures throughout the bay.
http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/spil05012003.htm

More Details On The Cape Cod Oil Spill
(Fairhaven-AP) -- Scientists say the oil spill fouling Buzzards Bay couldn't have come at a worse time for rare birds and other wildlife.
http://www.wpri.com/Global/story.asp?S=1256926&nav=F1KyFXe0

Latest On Oil Spill Clean Up
(Fairhaven-AP) -- The ruptured barge that spilled nearly 15-thousand gallons of oil into Buzzards Bay is being towed to a terminal on Cape Cod.
http://www.wpri.com/Global/story.asp?S=1256923&nav=F1KyFXdo

A mission of mercy
WESTPORT -- Rescue workers and cleanup crews worked feverishly to save marine animals in the wake of Sunday's oil spill that dumped 15,000 gallons of industrial oil into Buzzards Bay.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7865037&BRD=1710&PAG=461&dept_id=99784&rfi=6

Oil spill hits Buzzards Bay
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass., April 29 (UPI) -- Experts Tuesday assessed the damage caused by an oil spill that forced the closure of three-quarters of the rich shellfish beds in environmentally fragile Buzzards Bay, Mass.
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030429-093718-8087r

After Oil Leak is Contained, Cleanup Begins
A second barge is out at the site of the oil spill off the Massachusetts coast, helping to clean up.
http://www.wpri.com/Global/story.asp?S=1254969&nav=F1KyFWDu

Oil Spill Contained Off Buzzards Bay
The Coast Guard and state environmental officials say they've contained thousands of gallons of fuel oil that leaked from a barge in Buzzards Bay.
Experts say it's too early to assess what -- if any -- impact the spill might have on the rich shellfish beds in the area. But, as a precaution, the state has ordered much of Buzzards Bay closed
to shellfishing.
http://www.wpri.com/Global/story.asp?S=1253638&nav=F1KyFV47

Teams fight Buzzards Bay oil spill
A barge that struck an underwater obstacle Sunday night off Cape Cod leaked close to 15,000 gallons of heavy industrial oil into fragile Buzzards Bay, killing a small but growing number of seabirds as environmental officials scrambled to contain the slick.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/119/metro/Teams_fight_Buzzards_Bay_oil_spill+.shtml

Oil spills at Tennessee Pass
The driver, Ricky Hager, 48, apparently crawled out of the tanker and hitched a ride to St. Vincent's Hospital in Leadville, said Colorado State Patrol Trooper Jeffrey Gowin. Travelers noticing the rollover pulled over and called emergency personnel.
http://www.vaildaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=VD&Date=20030428&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=304280102&Ref=AR

Shellfish ban imposed after Massachusetts oil spill
State authorities banned shellfishing in most of Buzzards Bay in southeastern Massachusetts Monday after some 325 barrels of oil spilled from a barge there and began washing ashore, officials said.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-04-29/s_4143.asp

Slick sticks it to Cape: Oil spill in Buzzards Bay threatens shellfish, wildlife
An army of federal, state and environmental experts worked frantically yesterday to contain the largest oil spill in Buzzards Bay in 25 years, fighting a 10-mile-long slick that coated delicate shore birds and forced the closure of most of the area's prime shellfishing grounds.
http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/spil04292003.htm

Fear for protection of marine wildlife
LEGISLATION to protect the UK's most sensitive coastal environments from oil spills may be denied to what is arguably Scotland's top marine wildlife area, campaigners have warned.
http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/scotland.cfm?id=487142003

14,000 Gallons of Oil Spill in Mass. Bay
BOSTON -- A ruptured barge spilled at least 14,700 gallons of fuel oil in Buzzards Bay, a prime shellfishing area on the Massachusetts coast, the Coast Guard said Monday.
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-buzzards-bay-spill,0,7096799.story?coll=sns%2Dap%2Dnation%2Dheadlines

G-8 Nations Call for Stronger Rules on Tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention
Environment ministers from the Group of Eight have ended their three day meeting in Paris by calling on the International Maritime Organization to toughen existing rules on tanker safety and pollution prevention.
http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=E7E3119F-CB1E-467D-B9B2C37FFE7B9876&title=G%2D8%20Nations%20Call%20for%20Stronger%20Rules%20on%20Tanker%20Safety%20and%20Pollution%20Prevention&catOID=45C9C787-88AD-11D4-A57200A0CC5EE46C&categoryname=Scienc

15 acres of habitat restored under oil spill settlement
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -Fifteen acres of habitat that were damaged by an oil spill 10 years ago have been restored, officials announced Friday.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/5716303.htm

Finland fights oil spill in Baltic
HELSINKI: Finland sent a clean-up ship today to tackle an oil slick locked in the ice of the Baltic Sea, officials said.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2418168a7693,00.html

MSA to investigate holed tanker
Maritime Safety Authority officers are investigating why an oil tanker carrying crude oil was taken into Marsden Pt in rough sea after its hull split.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2418456a7693,00.html

Ruling could affect Exxon Valdez case
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - A U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting the size of jury awards in civil cases could affect the $5 billion judgment still pending in the Exxon Valdez oil spill case.
http://www.tribnet.com/news/local/story/2943156p-2977831c.html

Safeway center fined $184,000 over lapses in cleaning oil spill
The state Department of Ecology has fined Safeway $184,000 for lapses in noticing an 8,000-gallon diesel oil spill and delays cleaning it up two years ago.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134673576_oilfine11e.html

LI Business to Aid Iraq Cleanup
A sister company of National Response Corp., a Great River-based oil-spill prevention and cleanup firm, has been subcontracted by engineering and construction firm Kellogg, Brown & Root to assist in containing oil spills in Iraq, NRC confirmed yesterday.
http://www.newsday.com/business/printedition/ny-bznrc093213905apr09,0,2665203.story?coll=ny%2Dbusiness%2Dprint

France Fights Pollution in Mediterranean
PARIS - France, stung by oil tanker disasters that soiled its seas and beaches, is moving to protect one its most precious maritime resources - the Mediterranean - with stiff new punishments for polluters.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/5583440.htm

Calgary pipeline firm pleads not guilty in 2000 oil spill in northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. (CP) -- Pembina Pipelines Ltd. of Calgary has pleaded not guilty in provincial court to charges laid in a major oil spill in northeastern British Columbia almost three years ago. Pembina was charged last year under fisheries and migratory birds legislation after almost a million litres of oil spilled into the Pine River when a company-owed pipeline ruptured near Chetwynd, B.C.
http://www.canoe.ca/WesternTicker/CANOE-wire.Oil-Spill.html

Colonial Pipeline ordered to pay $34M
Colonial Pipeline Co., headquartered in Alpharetta, settled with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay $34 million in penalties for the improper release of petroleum product into water.
The settlement is the largest civil penalty a company has paid in the history of the Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.northfulton.com/DisplayArticle.asp?ID={5AEE4AE2-4939-44B1-89DD-9A2B15C0B7E8}

Fight Against Oil Spill
The second phase of an oil spill clean-up has begun. The oil spill affected the north-eastern coast of Muharraq and part of Seef Bay.
http://www.neftegaz.ru/english/lenta/show.php?id=34320

Disastrous oil spill of 1970 made national headlines
A pittance of a settlement follows a spill that sullied 254,000 acres, killed 11,000 birds and caused $10-million in damage.
ST. PETERSBURG -- A tanker spewed 20,000 gallons of heavy crude into Tampa Bay on a Friday the 13th in 1970, leaving a foul-smelling slime that overwhelmed area beaches and killed wildlife by the thousands.
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/04/02/SouthPinellas/Disastrous_oil_spill_.shtml

Colonial Pipeline to pay $34 million penalty for alleged oil spills
WASHINGTON -- Atlanta-based Colonial Pipeline Co. has agreed to pay a $34 million civil penalty under the Clean Water Act to settle government charges that seven oil spills illegally polluted waterways in five southern states, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday.
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/business/0403/01colonial.html

Clean-up on track
THE first phase of a clean-up of an oil spill that affected the north-eastern coast of Muharraq and part of the Seef Bay is expected to be completed by the end of the week, a municipality official said yesterday.
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Baghdad oil fires 'serious health hazard'
Two British scientists say the oil fires burning round Baghdad are a serious threat to the health of many people living there.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2892875.stm

Columbia River oil spill draws fine
A shipping company based in the Bahamas has been fined $81,000 for spilling oil from one of its cargo ships into the Columbia River near Longview, the state Department of Ecology said Thursday.
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