Category Archives: Oil Spill

Blue whirl fires could help oil spill cleanup

Oil Spill Cleanup with Blue whirl fires When oil spills occur at sea, oil is often corralled into thick layers on the surface and then burned. According to the researchers, however, the result is an inefficient and smoky fire with high levels of emissions. Even when yellow fire whirls occur, they don’t burn fuel at…
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Clean-up continues after oil found on beaches in Trinidad & Tobago

Oil-spill clean-up operations continued in the Gulf of Paria yesterday after pockets of oil found on beaches near Mosquito Creek and beaches in La Brea, Vessigny, Clifton Hill/Guapo and Cedros last week. State oil company Petro­trin said it continues to monitor and respond to the oil sightings. The company said it is working alongside the Ministry…
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4,200 gallons of crude oil discharged mouth of Mississippi River

As much as 4,200 gallons of crude oil discharged from a well into the mouth of the Mississippi River, the U.S. Coast Guard reports. The Coast Guard and other agencies were responding Tuesday (Aug. 2) to the spill in the Main Pass. The well is owned by Texas Petroleum Investment Co., according to a news release from the…
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