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Fatal Blaze at Texas Refinery to Result in Lawsuits Against Oil Refiner Marathon
May 26 2023 // HOUSTON – Attorneys representing the family of a worker who was killed in a fire at a Texas City, Texas, refinery and another worker who was hospitalized said on Wednesday they have filed or would soon file injury claims...
Reuters: Lloyd’s Register Drops Ships of Top Indian Carrier of Russian Oil
May 26 2023 // Lloyd’s Register has told India’s Gatik Ship Management, which has become a major carrier of Russian oil since the Ukraine war, that it will withdraw certification of 21 of its vessels by June 3, the maritime...
Alabama Couple Charged with Dumping Oil Over 33 Miles of Road, Creating a Hazard
May 24 2023 // An Alabama couple has been arrested after authorities said they dumped oil over 33 miles of road around Decatur, in the northern part of the state. The news outlet AL.com reported that crews in Lawrence County had to...
Wisconsin Tribe Asks Court to Shut Down Oil Pipeline
May 19 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe argued Thursday that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline the tribe says is at immediate risk of being...
US, UK, Others Seek to Target Illicit Oil Shipping Transfers at Sea
May 18 2023 // The U.S., UK, Denmark and other countries have called for more action, including increased surveillance, over the booming practice of unregulated oil transfers at sea, as fears grow over potential pollution, according to a...
Update: Oil Majors Should Pay $12B to Repair Damage in Nigeria: Report
May 16 2023 // Oil companies including Shell Plc and Eni SpA should pay $12 billion to repair environmental devastation in Nigeria’s crude-rich Niger Delta, according to a new report. More than six decades of pumping oil has left...
Youth Lawsuit Challenging Montana’s Pro-Fossil Fuel Policies Heading to Trial
May 15 2023 // A Montana judge said a climate change lawsuit from young people challenging the state’s pro-fossil fuel policies will proceed to trial despite efforts by the state to derail the case. The upcoming trial in Helena...
$3.4M Fine Proposed for 2021 California Oil Pipeline Leak
May 11 2023 // An energy company should be fined nearly $3.4 million for safety violations involving a 2021 oil pipeline spill that fouled Southern California beaches, a federal regulator said. Amplify Energy Corp. ignored 83 alarms...
An Oil Tanker Ablaze in South China Sea Is Warning of Global Problem
May 8 2023 // Off the coast of Malaysia, in one of the world’s busiest shipping channels, an explosion on board the aging oil tanker Pablo ripped off its deck like a sardine can and began a fire that sent dark plumes of smoke into...
Venezuela’s Oil Tankers at Risk of Spills, Sinking, Fires, Collisions: Report
May 5 2023 // More than half of the 22 oil tankers in Venezuela’s fleet are so run down that they should be immediately repaired or taken out of service, according to an internal report from state-run oil company PDVSA that was...
Exxon, Guyana Environmental Agency in Breach of Oil-Spill Insurance Obligations: Court
May 5 2023 // An Exxon Mobil unit is in breach of insurance obligations for its first offshore oil project in Guyana in part due to errors by the environmental regulator, a Guyanese court ruled on Wednesday, a decision the government...
Burning Oil Tanker off Malaysia Rings Alarm Bells About Shadow Fleet
May 2 2023 // Three crew members are missing from a Gabon-registered tanker that caught fire on Monday in the South China Sea, a Malaysian maritime enforcement agency official said on Tuesday. The Pablo, an Aframax-class crude oil...
Court Ends Challenge to 2021 Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Sale
May 1 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A lawsuit by environmentalists seeking to block the 2021 sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases auctioned off by the federal government was rejected by a federal appeals court in...
Oil Tanker Seized by Iran Had Indian Crew, Turkey-Based Operator Says
May 1 2023 // An oil tanker seized by Iran on Thursday was carrying Kuwaiti crude and had a crew of 24 Indians, according to the operator. The US has demanded the immediate release of the the Marshall Islands-flagged Advantage Sweet,...
Rising Oil Prices Complicate Russian Price Cap Checks for Insurers
Apr 28 2023 // Key figures in the insurance industry said rising Russian oil prices are making it harder for them to know if they can lawfully cover Russian cargoes. Since December, buyers of Russian crude oil have only been allowed to...
Blast at Chicago Area Petroleum Plant Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured
Apr 27 2023 // LEMONT, Ill. (AP) – An explosion and fire at a suburban Chicago petroleum refinery killed one person and injured a second Tuesday morning, authorities said. The Will County Sheriff’s Office said one person was...
Ship Insurers Warn of Russian Oil Price Cap Evasion, Risks of Growing ‘Dark Fleet’
Apr 27 2023 // A rise in spot prices for Russian crude oil to above the $60 per barrel cap imposed by western powers has made ship insurers even more nervous of running foul of the rules as they are unable to independently track the...
Louisiana Energy Company Agrees to $3.1M Settlement Over 2017 Oil Leak
Apr 21 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A Louisiana energy company has reached a tentative $3.1 million settlement with the federal government over a 2017 Gulf of Mexico oil leak. The agreement, called a consent decree, was filed in...
Tanker Company Shipping Russian Oil Loses Insurance on G-7 Price Cap
Apr 21 2023 // An oil tanker company heavily involved in moving Russian oil lost industry standard insurance for its fleet after falling foul of a Group of Seven price cap relating to the transportation of the nation’s...
13 Years Later, Oil Drilling in Gulf Safer, But Concerns Persist, Study Shows
Apr 6 2023 // Thirteen years after the massive Deepwater Horizons spill fouled the Gulf of Mexico, regulators and industry have reduced some risks in deep water exploration in the gulf but some troublesome safety issues persist, a new...
