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China may penalize offshore oil companies for spills: Xinhua
2016-09-05 16:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Chinese government is considering imposing penalties on offshore oil companies that damage marine environment, state media said on Monday, the latest effort by Beijing to clamp down on environmental pollution and tackle risks from oil leaks. The Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council on Monday published an early draft of the regulation, which includes damages for clean-up costs and the restoration of ecological balance in marine environments, according to Xinhua. Companies will also...
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Proserv and Klaw Products to offer new service to prevent offshore spills in Middle East
2016-08-09 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Global technology services company Proserv and Klaw Products have joined forces to offer an improved field safety service in order to prevent offshore spills in the Middle East.
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The clean-up: how small oil spills harm seabirds
2016-08-01 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Researchers at York University in Toronto, Canada have been looking at how oil companies in Newfoundland counter the impacts of small-scale oil spills, which can have detrimental effects on seabirds. Despite this, offshore operators are failing to mo
Gazprom introduces new biodegradation agent to help degrade oil spills
2016-07-11 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Russian-based company Gazprom has introduced a new oil biodegradation agent called Bioros that can help degrade oil spills.
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Repeat Oil Spills Turning Peruvian Amazon into 'Sacrifice Zone' for Big Oil
2016-06-29 11:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Common Dreams: Less than six months after two horrific oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon devastated Indigenous communities and the local ecosystem, yet another spill in the region has been reported. "Somehow virtually none of the profits generated by the oil industry over decades is available to ensure that Amazonian communities don't have to watch their primary sources of livelihoods--the river, the forest--become irrevocably polluted by spills." --Andrew Miller, Amazon WatchOn Friday afternoon, a leak was...
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