Category: Pollution

US Orders Idle Wells Plugged In Gulf Of Mexico

The United States on Wednesday ordered oil and gas firms to permanently plug nearly 3,500 unused wells and dismantle

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Long-delayed BP well kill back on in Gulf of Mexico

BP began drilling Monday the final stretch of a relief well that will allow engineers to permanently seal its

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Protesters condemn ‘dirty oil’ at World Energy Congress

Hundreds of protesters demonstrated in the streets of Montreal Sunday, calling for an end to "dirty, risky" oil exploration,

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Contamination leaves 1.2 million Malaysians without water

More than 1.2 million Malaysians were without piped water Tuesday, authorities said, as contamination from a landfill forced a

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Experts to Assess Acid Mine Water

Pretoria — A team of experts is expected to assess the extent of acid mine drainage in the country

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Busted BP well no longer ‘threat’ to Gulf: US official

The Macondo well, which spilled an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, has been

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Did Methane Cause latest Gulf Fire?

Mariner Energy (NYSE: ME), owner and operator of the Vermilion 380 offshore production platform that exploded and caught fire

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Gulf Oil Rig Fire Extinguished

A fire caused by an explosion on an oil platform off the Louisiana coast has been extinguished, the Coast

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Fire Blazes on Gulf Oil Platform

A mile-long oil slick is spreading from an oil platform ablaze in the Gulf of Mexico, the US Coast

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Beaches In India’s Goa Hit By Mystery Oil Slick

A clean-up operation was under way in Goa on Tuesday after some beaches in the Indian resort state were

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