RMIT University engineers in Australia have built a remote-controlled minibot that hoovers up oil spills using an innovative ...

An offshore spill of 12,600 gallons of crude threatens Gulf waters. Here's how workers are trying to prevent environmental consequences. (Adobe stock) ...

According to LOOP, the oil spill happened on Thursday, Feb. 26, when crude oil was found near its offshore facility.

A coalition of environmental agencies continues mapping and containing oil spilled into the Codorus Creek and the Susquehanna River after the J&K fire ...

12,600 gallons of crude oil from an offshore oil port spilled into Louisiana's Gulf waters. Recovery and cleanup efforts currently underway.

A Unified Command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO) and the Louisiana ...

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With the well capped and surface oil fast disappearing from the Gulf of Mexico, the response to the BP spill seems ready to move to a new phase—and possibly a less intense one. Right now BP is ...

On Thursday, February 26, the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) identified the presence of crude oil near its offshore facility. The cause of the leak was due to an offshore mechanical failure. The ...

A major cleanup is underway after crude oil was spotted near the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, just as brown shrimp are in the middle of their critical spring spawn. Their larvae float right at the sea ...

Louisiana Offshore Oil Port learned of the leak Feb. 26, “immediately” secured it and has recovered a “substantial” portion of the oil.

The incident happened Feb. 26, and the spill was originally estimated at about 12,600 gallons before officials updated the ...