Tag: oil spill

Malaysian Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd has filed a lawsuit against Rising Star Shipping Sdn and The Shipowners’ Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxembourg) Singapore Branch, in relation to the oil spill at its premises from 2016.

Since 2016, more than 70 oil sheens were reported in the water between New Bedford and Fairhaven, for which no one has claimed responsibility, according to US Coast Guard. Patrols are regularly looking for oil in high traffic areas and when discovered, the teams investigate it to determine if the amount is recoverable, and collect a sample.

The Clean Arctic Alliance created an informative infographic to illustrate the risks and challenges that Arctic oil spill response entail, highlighting how severe impacts on wildlife and local communities an oil spill would cause in this fragile environment.

Two shipping companies based in Egypt and Singapore pleaded guilty in federal court in Beaumont, Texas, to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and obstruction of justice for covering up the illegal dumping of oil-contaminated bilge water and garbage from one of their ships into the sea, according to the US Department of Justice.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced that cooperated with ConEdison, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Environmental Protection Agency, to respond to a spill that occurred from a dielectric fluid from a ConEdison power station, in the East River, on May 6.

Petrotrin annnounced that has established a team to investigate the cause of the leak that occurred on one of its tanks on Sunday, 2017 April 23. The team includes personnel from Petrotrin's Health Safety and Environment and Operations Departments along with a representative from the Oilfields Workers' Trade Union.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore organised a multi-agency joint chemical spill exercise, in order to test and demonstrate Singapore’s readiness to tackle oil and chemical spills. The exercise took place at the conclusion of the 10th International Chemical and Oil Pollution Conference & Exhibition, held in conjunction with the Singapore Maritime Week 2017.

Petrotrin, a Trinidad and Tobago company, confirmed the reporting of an oil leak, at its Point-A-Pierre refinery. The leak is said to have occurred on April 23rd, at around 2:45 pm, at one of its fuel oil storage tanks at the bond, releasing 20 thousand gallons of bunker fuel.

On April 19th, an 81-foot tug sank at the Samson Tug and Barge Company pier and subsequently slid approximately 200 yards along an underwater ledge, in Sitka. Some residual diesel fuel and oil is leaking from the sunken vessel, according to USCG.

IMO announced that joined countries and stakeholders, concerned with protecting the Caspian Sea from oil pollution, at a regional meeting in Bandar-e Anzali, Islamic Republic of Iran, realized on 16-20 April.