Heavy Fuel Oil Spill Reaches Australia’s Sydney Harbour

Some 150 litres of heavy marine fuel oil reached Australia’s Sydney Harbour at Gore Bay, Greenwich, following an oil spill from the Viva Energy oil terminal in late December 2016.

Diesel Fuel Spills from Towing Vessel near Port Isabel

Some 20,000 gallons of low sulfur diesel fuel were released into the Intracoastal Waterway near Port Isabel, Texas, after a towing vessel allided with a dock, according to the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

USCG Continues Oil Spill Cleanup off Louisiana

More than 4,400 gallons of oily-water mixture have been recovered following an oil spill from a pipeline near Bay Long, Louisiana, which occurred on September 5.

Update: Oil Spill from Grounded MV Benita Under Control

An oil spill from the recently grounded bulk carrier MV Benita on the southeast coast of Mauritius has reportedly been put under control, according to local media reports.

Oil Spill Pollutes Albanian Zvernec Coastline

It is estimated that over 5 tons of crude oil spilled off the coast of Zvernec, Albania, and covered nearly five kilometers of the coastline as it reached shore.

USCG, Shell Wrap Up Skimming Ops in GoM Oil Spill

The oil spill response crews have concluded skimming operations at this time as they have recovered more than 84,000 gallons of oily-water mixture following an oil spill from a Shell subsea well-head flow line in the Gulf of Mexico, the US Coast Guard inf