10 Species 10 Years Later
<p>This report, 10 Species, 10 Years Later, summarizes the best information available about the wildlife featured. We selected these species for many reasons: They represent different types of affected
Gulf Of Mexico
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Exxon and Rosneft sign Arctic deal
ExxonMobil has formed an Arctic exploration partnership with Rosneft, the Russian state oil company, in a strategic coup over rival BP. In return, Exxon, the world’s largest oil company by market capitalisation,
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Push for permits in Gulf of Mexico
Sixty per cent of rigs contracted in the Gulf of Mexico are not working almost a year and a half after the Macondo disaster. Industry participants are meeting on Tuesday with regulators to speed up
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U.S. Oil-Spill Ruling Pleases Plaintiff Lawyers
Plaintiff lawyers claimed a victory on Friday when a federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits against BP and others over last year's big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico allowed much of the case to
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ConocoPhillips Says Evaluating China Spill Impact
A subsidiary of ConocoPhillips said it has started evaluating the impact of its oil spill in China's northern Bohai Bay on the marine environment, but has not yet received any claims for the incident.
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US Gulf spill fund pays out $5b in first year
Victims of BP's disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have received more than $5 billion in compensation since a fund was set up a year ago, officials said. The money has gone to 204,434 individuals
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BP Fund Has Paid Out $5 Billion To Gulf Spill Victims
BP Plc has paid out more than $5 billion to 204,434 victims of last year's massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, fund administrator Kenneth Feinberg said on Tuesday. The payouts amount to roughly 25 percent
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Louisiana Paper Mill Spill Causes Massive Fish Kill
A rotten stench hung over a 60-mile stretch of Louisiana's Pearl River as boats trawled through thick layers of hundreds of thousands of dead fish, and sweating workers bent to scoop the carcasses from
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Fishing Gear Is Altered to Ease Collateral Costs to Marine Life
In the world of environmental regulation, where the hope is to write rules that both industry and science can live with, few areas are as contentious as fishing. Especially on the East Coast, fishermen
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Tropical Storm Harvey Makes Land In Belize
Tropical storm Harvey hit the coast of Central America on Saturday, lashing Belize with strong winds and rain and threatening to dump more on sugar- and coffee-producing areas in the region. The U.S.
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U.S. to Offer Oil Leases in the Gulf
Making good on a promise, the Interior Department announced Friday that it had scheduled its first sale of offshore oil leases in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon disaster last year. But