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This is a reverse-chronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spill(s) that are currently ongoing. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons , 256 Imperial gallons , 7.33 barrels , or 1165 litres .
Early in the morning of 15 December 2024, two Russian Project 1577 Volgoneft oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, were caught in a storm just south of the Kerch Strait. Volgoneft-212, which was reportedly carrying about 4,900 tonnes of mazut, broke in two and sank, resulting in an oil spill and the death of one crew member.
Oil spill data are available on Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Spill Analysis website ; August 2001 through 2012 – Trinidad, earthquakes up to magnitude 5.3; February 2004 - Williams was fined $30,000 for a fire at a well in Parachute. [24] February 26, 2006 – Fire at a gas compressor station, southwest of Fort Lupton [25]
January 20, 2024 at 10:57 PM For the record : 11:46 a.m. Jan. 21, 2024 : An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported that the spill took place at a Valero refinery.
Ohio oil production peaked in 1896 at 24 million barrels, but Ohio continued as the leading oil state until 1902, when that title was taken by Oklahoma. [4] The Trenton limestone produced more than 380 million barrels of oil and 2 trillion cubic feet of gas, peaking in 1896 at 23.9 million barrels of oil.
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A 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico eventually resulted in a $20 billion settlement. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) "The case for [environmental] liability is pretty strong ...
In May 2024 a federal judge in the Northern District of Ohio proffered preliminary approval to the $600 million lawsuit settlement claimed by East Palestine residents and businesses. [ 139 ] In May 2024, Norfolk Southern agreed to spend $310 million as a settlement for its part in the East Palestine derailment accident that streamed dangerous ...