a haven of South Atlantic Ocean biodiversity. Marine biologists warn that the thick sludge of crude oil that has washed up along 2,500 kilometers of northeastern beaches for the last two months ...

A spill in the Gulf of Mexico has leaked roughly 1.1 million gallons, and experts worry that it could move toward the ...

Below more than a mile (1.6 kilometers) of ocean and three ... the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) did not limit production. This abundance of oil means, for now, that ...

Hydrocarbons are the main components of petroleum-based products and can ... “There looks to be an oil spill or slick but it’s still under investigation. “Initial reports seem to suggests ...

"It is not just about the light oil slick you see on the surface of the ... In 1978, a large crude oil carrier ran aground off the coast of Brittany, France, which leaked nearly 70 million gallons ...

The way BP drilled the Macondo well surprised Magne Ognedal, director general of the Petroleum ... on the ocean side of the reef, where winds and waves and currents were stronger, no oil remained.

Council lifeguards at Coogee Beach found a small oil slick on Wednesday ... said oil pollution in the ocean came from both offshore oil rigs and ships. Some petroleum products formed tar balls ...

In Delta state, thieves built their own 4km- (2.5 mile) long pipeline through the heavily guarded creeks to the Atlantic Ocean ... slick path during a televised visit to the scene. Crude oil ...

Oil companies have also fracked offshore wells hundreds of times in the ocean near California’s coast ... Fracking can release dangerous petroleum hydrocarbons, including benzene, toluene and xylene.

The massive slick of oil engulfed and killed hundreds of marine animals, including, seals, dolphins and pelicans. And the acrid smell of petroleum polluted the coastline's air. On May 19 ...

The oil created a miles-wide sheen in the ocean and washed ashore in sticky ... the wetlands and the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. A petroleum stench permeated the air throughout the area ...

dispersed oil slick in the ocean. “We’ve had vessels out and we can’t see any more sheen on the water and also can’t see any more balls that are drifting in towards the beaches of our city ...