While a major spillage off East Yorkshire was narrowly avoided, the incident serves as a reminder of the constant ...

The environmental damage caused by the North Sea tanker collision could be “catastrophic” for birds and marine life due to its proximity to important nature sites, experts have warned. Rescuers are ...

A joint investigation by POLITICO and the non-profit group SourceMaterial has identified at least nine oil spills involving ... lead to serious disruptions in global trade. The aging ships in ...

A U.S.-flagged oil tanker ... that breaks up the spill into small droplets that disperse and are broken down further by biological action, he said. If confirmed that the Stena Immaculate was carrying ...

Offshore drilling is a direct result of the growing global appetite for oil and gas. At present, ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico are being exposed to an oil spill larger in magnitude and scope ...

The captain of the Solong cargo ship, that collided with US oil tanker Stena Immaculate on Monday, has been arrested, the ...

The oil and gas industry has long been driving global economic growth, powering industries, creating jobs, and supporting energy security ...

A crash in which an oil tanker burst into ... “This tragic event shows once again that spills occur everywhere Big Oil goes, be it drilling the ocean floor or transporting fossil fuels around ...

An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency amid "unprecedented" damage and to order residents to ration drinking ...

London | The manager of an oil tanker on fire near the UK said ... that would be about 18,000 tons of petroleum. The biggest global tanker spill in history was 287,000 tons, according to data ...

Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency said several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea.