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Mexico Expected to Sue BP Over Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico

(Sept. 30) -- There could be one more very high-profile claimant joining in the lawsuit against oil giant BP over the spill in the Gulf of Mexico: Mexico itself, reports Reuters. Three Mexican states, Veracruz, Tamaulipas and Quintana Roo, have already filed claims against BP, citing a similar list of grievances as their...

How Big Was BP Oil Plume? A Geographically Agnostic Guide

(Aug. 19) -- The BP oil spill may be on the verge of being sealed for good, but the controversy over its lingering effects has hardly been more pointed. Besides an unusual and contentious recess hearing on Capitol Hill -- in which Rep. Ed Markey verbally thrashed the Obama Administration and the National Oceanic and...

Crews Fight to Contain New Leak Near Gulf of Mexico

(July 27) -- Not again! A new oil leak has hit the Gulf Coast Tuesday after a small boat collided with a wellhead in Bayou St. Dennis, just north of the ecologically diverse Barataria Bay in Louisiana. There were no reported injuries, but morale in nearby Jefferson Parish, where oil from BP's well has already caused...

New Oil Spill Total Is Bad News for BP, Wildlife

GRAND ISLE, La. (June 11) - The astonishing news that the oil leak at the bottom of the sea may be twice as big as previously thought could have major repercussions for both the environment and BP's financial health, killing more marine life and dramatically increasing the amount the company must pay in fines and...

Coast Guard May Burn Parts of Massive Oil Spill

BATON ROUGE, La. (April 27) -- The Coast Guard is considering setting fire to parts of an oil spill that's been growing in the Gulf of Mexico since a massive oil rig exploded and sank off Louisiana's coast last week. Rear Adm. Mary Landry said today that a "controlled burn," far from the coast, is one option she's...

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03/12/12 Report into A380 oil leaks released Source: f2 Network Oil leaks in the engines of two Qantas A380s last year was the problem found in more than a dozen Rolls-Royce engines worldwide over 15 months, air-safety inspectors have concluded.
12/19/11 Brazil oil spill may affect sensitive area Source: FOX - KMSB 11 - Tucson AZ The oil that allegedly leaked from a Japanese-operated rig last week could affect an environmentally sensitive region in Rio de Janeiro, the state environment secretary said Monday.
10/11/11 'Significant' oil leakage from ship aground off New... Source: La Verne Community Newspaper - La Verne CA A "significant" amount of oil is leaking from a container ship that ran aground on a reef off the pristine east coast of New Zealand's north island, officials said Tuesday.

Background on oil leak

An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.

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