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Salvage team looks for rescue port for oil transfer from wrecked IOC vessel

The vessel is now in Sri Lankan water at about 70 nautical miles from the coast

Salvage team looks for rescue port for oil transfer from wrecked IOC vessel
Updated On : 23 Sep 2020 | 5:54 PM IST

Venezuela's PDVSA confirms oil leak into sea near refinery complex

PDVSA discovered the spill in the Golfete de Coro area in Falcon state during an aerial inspection, a statement from the company said

Venezuela's PDVSA confirms oil leak into sea near refinery complex
Updated On : 13 Sep 2020 | 8:20 AM IST

Carrier that ran aground, spilled oil off Mauritian coast breaks up

The bigger part which was lying outside the lagoon is being towed toward the high seas," the shipping ministry spokesman Jasvin Sok Appadu said over the phone

Carrier that ran aground, spilled oil off Mauritian coast breaks up
Updated On : 17 Aug 2020 | 1:34 AM IST

India sends tech equipment, material to Mauritius for containing oil spill

Japanese bulk carrier struck a coral reef off the coast of Mauritius in late July and leaked hundreds of tonnes of oil in the environmentally sensitive region days later.

India sends tech equipment, material to Mauritius for containing oil spill
Updated On : 16 Aug 2020 | 4:30 PM IST

Almost all oil removed from damaged Japanese ship, says Mauritius' PM

"At the time I'm talking to you, almost all the oil has been removed from the ship," Pravind Jugnauth told reporters, according to remarks shared by his office

Almost all oil removed from damaged Japanese ship, says Mauritius' PM
Updated On : 13 Aug 2020 | 12:08 AM IST

In pictures: Mauritius oil spill in Indian Ocean

Urgent efforts increased in Mauritius on Monday to empty a stranded Japanese ship of an estimated 2,500 tons of oil before the vessel breaks up

In pictures: Mauritius oil spill in Indian Ocean
Updated On : 11 Aug 2020 | 6:28 PM IST

Grounded Mauritius ship operator apologises for oil leak in Indian Ocean

The operator of a Japanese bulk carrier which ran aground off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean apologised on Sunday for a major oil spill

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Updated On : 09 Aug 2020 | 2:57 PM IST

Plan ready to douse Assam well fire, inquiry panel formed: Oil India

Engineers accompanied by experts from Singapore firm and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) further intensified their efforts to tame the blaze

Plan ready to douse Assam well fire, inquiry panel formed: Oil India
Updated On : 12 Jun 2020 | 1:02 PM IST

Assam gas well fire: 7,000 moved to relief camps; 2 firefighters dead

The blaze at the well is so massive that plumes of black smoke can be seen from a distance of more than 30 kilometers

Assam gas well fire: 7,000 moved to relief camps; 2 firefighters dead
Updated On : 11 Jun 2020 | 3:33 AM IST

Oil price slips below $66 barrel ahead of G20 summit, OPEC meeting

Brent crude, the global benchmark, was down 56 cents at $65.93 by 1215 GMT

Oil price slips below $66 barrel ahead of G20 summit, OPEC meeting
Updated On : 27 Jun 2019 | 11:41 PM IST

This start-up uses a wonder material called graphene to clean up oil spills

Graphene-based products are four times as effective than conventional polypropylene, and much safer to use

This start-up uses a wonder material called graphene to clean up oil spills
Updated On : 04 Jun 2019 | 12:39 PM IST