Hidden within sphagnum moss, commonly known as peat moss, is an adsorbent material that can help us combat oil spills. A study by researchers from China presents a new bio-based oil adsorbent derived ...

A huge oil spill in 2011 from the Bonga, a floating oil production vessel off the coast of Nigeria owned by Shell, was one of ...

Off the coast of Nigeria, one of the world’s largest oil production ships, called the Bonga, was taking oil from a field on the ocean floor and transferring it to a tanker ship. Such transfers are ...

The accident, as noted by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, came after the ship diverted from established shipping lanes in order to avoid icebergs. About 11 million gallons – about ...

IOPC Funds head says he is relying on satellite images for information about the extent of Kerch Strait disaster ...

The spill released an estimated 3,500 barrels, or 147,000 gallons of oil, onto farmland. The company said 700 barrels ...

Often the result of burst pipelines or damage to oil rigs and ships, oil spills can take months or years to clean up, while exposing people to toxic compounds and harming wildlife. Various methods ...

Two tankers broke up in fierce storms in the Kerch Strait in December, polluting Russian and Ukrainian coastlines ...

The 2022 review found fault with the same systems involved in the Bonga spill. The whistleblowers said the problems risk another Bonga-type disaster. Oil production ships like the Bonga are a ...

Often the result of burst pipelines or damage to oil rigs and ships, oil spills can take months or years to clean up, while ...