Etiket: oil
Work to clean up oil spill continues in Pointe-aux-Trembles
Work continued Friday to clean up the second oil spill in two weeks in the St. Lawrence River, off the coast of eastern Montreal. The Quebec Ministry of the Environment…
Philippines oil spill | Coast guard tries to avoid ‘catastrophe’
(Limay) The Philippine coast guard is working Friday to contain an oil slick and avoid “an environmental catastrophe” the day after the sinking of an oil tanker carrying 1.4 million…
Pointe-aux-Trembles | Source of oil slicks identified after new oil spill
Authorities have finally identified the source of the mysterious oil slicks observed in Pointe-aux-Trembles shortly after a new episode of pollution soiled the freshly cleaned banks of the river. Published…
Pointe-aux-Trembles | A new oil slick appears
Barely two days after the end of the cleanup of the mysterious oil slick that appeared in the river in Pointe-aux-Trembles earlier this month, the area has once again been…
A new oil slick has appeared at the Pointe-aux-Trembles Marina, reports the Canadian Coast Guard
A new oil slick has appeared at the Pointe-aux-Trembles Marina, according to the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), which is trying to contain the oil spill. The Coast Guard is back…
In the Philippines, an oil tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of oil capsizes off the coast of the capital
An oil slick has been detected, local authorities said, and marine environmental protection personnel have been mobilized to try to contain it. Published 07/25/2024 06:43 Update 07/25/2024 06:43 Reading time:…
Big Banks and Oil Companies, Two Sides of the Same Coin
In early June, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development received “the big shots” of the five largest Canadian oil and gas companies. A few days…
In the Philippines, an oil tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of oil capsizes off the coast of the capital
An oil slick has been detected, local authorities said, and marine environmental protection personnel have been mobilized to try to contain it. Published 07/25/2024 06:43 Update 07/25/2024 06:43 Reading time:…
Philippines | Oil tanker capsizes with 1.4 million liters of oil off Manila
(Manila) A Philippine-flagged oil tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of oil capsized and sank Thursday off Manila, authorities said as they struggled to contain a leak of its cargo. Published…
United States | Crude oil inventories fall again
(New York) Commercial crude oil inventories have fallen sharply again in the United States, according to figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), despite a drop in…
Oil rises, driven by early US inventory data
(London) Crude prices are rising on Wednesday, driven by the first weekly figures on US crude inventories showing a decline in stocks last week, pending official data. Posted at 6:29…
CN fined $8 million for two 2015 oil spills
Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has been fined $8 million for violating the Fisheries Act twice during train derailments nine years ago. In a statement released Monday, Environment and Climate…
CN fined $8 million for two 2015 oil spills
Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has been fined $8 million for violating the Fisheries Act twice during train derailments nine years ago. In a statement released Monday, Environment and Climate…
Oil hesitates, Chinese economy sows doubt
(London) Oil prices were moving without a clear direction on Monday, caught between the health of the Chinese economy, which raises fears of weak demand, and attempts to trigger a…
Oil and Gas Sector | Climate Change Threatens Production
(Calgary) Extreme weather conditions pose increasing dangers to the oil and gas industry. Published at 10:17 a.m. Amanda Stephenson The Canadian Press Several Canadian companies were forced this week to…
There’s a Boom in the Oil Sector, and Here’s Why
While everyone is talking about the energy transition, the American oil industry is swimming in money. Never has it extracted so much crude from the shale in the Texas subsoil.…
Oil prices stagnate
(New York) Oil prices closed close to equilibrium on Thursday, in a cautious market, uncertain of OPEC’s intentions but also of the health of demand, against the backdrop of a…
Oil prices are hesitant
(London) Oil prices were hesitant on Thursday, torn between the decline in US inventories last week and Chinese economic data from earlier this week suggesting a slowdown in growth and…
United States | Weekly oil inventories drop sharply
(New York) Crude oil inventories fell sharply again last week in the United States, according to figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released Wednesday. Published at 11:48 a.m.…
Yemen | 220km oil slick spotted in Red Sea after Houthi attack
(Dubai) A 220-kilometre oil slick has been spotted off the coast of Yemen after a Houthi rebel attack damaged an oil tanker this week, an environmental NGO said on Wednesday.…