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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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