For as long as there has been an oil industry, there have been oil spills. They're caused by a number of factors, from ...

The Deepwater Horizon disaster ultimately led to the largest environmental settlement in U.S. history. While BP was deemed ...

What followed became the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Oil flowed from the damaged wellhead nearly 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) below the sea surface for almost three months before ...

As the Trump administration expands offshore oil and gas, they are concerned the best opportunities for rebuilding the Gulf Coast are slipping away. Tying health problems to the spill remains hard ...

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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 ...

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CALGARY - Crude oil pipeline operator South Bow Corp. says its Keystone system has restarted after a rupture last week in North Dakota. The Calgary-based company says it has repaired and ...

The operator of the Keystone oil pipeline restarted the system Monday after a spill onto farmland in North Dakota last week shut down the line. South Bow said it was watching inclement weather ...