Oil spill

Wind-Driven Surface Currents – The Death Knell For Conventional Oil Booms?

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021 0

An oil boom is a device used to reduce the consequences of an oil spill on lakes or oceans by collecting, concentrating, guiding, encircling, stopping or absorbing oil floating on the surface. To remove the oil contained by the oil boom, a pump or another type of mechanical device is used to

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A Different Kind of Oil Spill

Cleaner Seas December 6, 2019 Post a comment

The Gulf oil spill is not your average environmental worry. What makes this catastrophe unique is that it occurred at 5,000 feet under the water.

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What are DESMI-AFTI Oil Herders?

Cleaner Seas September 5, 2019 0

DESMI-AFTI oil herders are liquid agents designed to contract, thicken, and control the spread of petroleum spills on water surfaces.

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Oil Spill: Containment, Recovery and Consequences

Cleaner Seas January 7, 2019 0

Oil spills are considered one of the major forms of pollution, which clearly says a lot about their effect on the environment, particularly on marine life. Oil tankers can spill crude oil, while vessels, vehicles and pipelines can release liquid petroleum in bodies of water and into the environment. Regardless of the amount of oil […]

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Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill: BP to appeal the guilty verdict

Cleaner Seas May 10, 2014 0

Having been found grossly negligent" for its role in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP is currently seeking to appeal the verdict. The request for appeal of last month's verdict which was filed by the oil giant in an attempt to exculpate itself from liabilities in the amount of approximately $18bn (£11.1bn).

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Oiled Wildlife Response: Towards a Professional and Effective Approach

Cleaner Seas April 12, 2014 3

Oil tanker, carrying 200,000 tons of crude oil collided with a Maltese freightship, causing oiled wildlife crisis.

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Oil Spill: BP Oil is Coating the Bottom of the Gulf of Mexico

Cleaner Seas February 11, 2014 0

An estimated 80,000 to 620,000 barrels of oil still coating the bottom of the Gulf after the massive oil spill 4 years ago.