Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

Still, the P.E.I. Environment Department ordered him to clean up the oil. Like the Waites, Carroll couldn't afford the cost. After six months of back and forth, he said the government arranged for ...

An oil spill in Nigeria's delta region has caused a fire that is yet to be contained. A subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited blames the spill on oil thieves. Accidents are ...

A Moncton man was sentenced to 10 more years in prison after offering an emotional apology in court to a teacher he shot four years ago.Janson Bryan Baker, 28, was sentenced Monday on two charges ...

YENAGOA, Nigeria, Jan 21 (Reuters) - An ongoing oil spill at a wellhead and subsequent fire in Buguma community in Nigeria's coastal Rivers state has entered its fourth week, with no immediate ...

This followed a massive oil/gas spill fire eruption on NNPC facility, oil well 8, and Oil Mining Lease(OML)-18, operated by NNPCL, in the community last week, causing massive destruction on the ...

15. Russians in the southern city of Anapa took their traditional Epiphany dips in waters affected by a major oil spill, officials said, despite concerns about the toxic pollution. Orthodox Christians ...

He “leads BP’s strategy – to transition BP from an International Oil Company to an Integrated Energy Company,” BP’s site states. Earlier this month, BP announced in a separate release ...

The move is part of a "multi-year program to simplify" the group and improve performance, BP said in a statement. It comes as BP chief executive Murray Auchincloss puts the emphasis on oil and gas to ...

The Alberta Energy Regulator has laid nine charges against Imperial Oil almost two years after an estimated 5.3 million litres of contaminated wastewater overflowed from a pond at its Kearl oilsands ...

AP Since June, BP has halted or paused 30 projects to prioritize those with the highest profitability. The company has fallen behind other oil majors. BP, whose market capitalization was at $84.58 ...

BP is planning to cut more than 5% of its 90,000-strong workforce as part of a cost-cutting drive. The British oil giant told employees in a memo Thursday that it would slash around 4,700 jobs ...