Newfoundland is currently experiencing its largest oil spill in offshore history, with over 250,000 litres of oil leaking from a natural gas platform. The spill emanated from the SeaRose platform, an oil production and storage vessel located about 350 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland. According to Husky Energy, which owns and operates the platform,…
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Coast Guard orders cleanup of massive 14-year oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
The federal government issued an ultimatum to an energy company to stop an oil spill that has been leaking thousands of gallons into the Gulf of Mexico every day for more than 14 years. In an order issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, Taylor Energy Co. was told to “institute a … system to capture,…
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Stingrays’ smell damaged by Deepwater Horizon oil spill
It's well reported that oil spill disasters can have a catastrophic biological and environmental impact. But to date, few studies have examined the effect of whole crude oil on senses of a marine vertebrate. A new study is the first to confirm physiological effects on stingrays – and their sense of smell in particular. Smell…
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Scientists create new oil-resistant filter technology
"One of the best ways to clean oily water is with membranes," said Seth Darling, Director of the Institute for Molecular Engineering at Argonne. "The problem is that the oil sticks on the membrane and clogs the holes until the membrane stops working. Today, if people have an oil-fouled membrane, either they replace it or…
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