oil spill

Round-the-clock care for Peru’s oil-stained sea birds

by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Hand fed fish and given gentle yet rigorous baths, penguins and…

Repsol says Peru oil spill will be cleaned up in March

CALLAO, Peru (AFP) - Spanish energy giant Repsol on Thursday vowed to finish by March cleaning up a devastating oil…

Oil everywhere: Ecuador Amazonians seethe over new spill

by Paola LÓPEZ Agence France-Presse PUERTO MADEROS, Ecuador (AFP) - There is oil in the water, on the rocks and…

Amazon oil spill in Ecuador was 6,300 barrels

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) - An oil spill caused by a ruptured pipeline in Ecuador's Amazon region leaked almost 6,300 barrels…

Peru government says oil spill twice as big as previously thought

by Francisco JARA Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) - The oil spill off the coast of Peru sparked by a…

Oil spill ‘nail in the coffin’ for Covid-hit Thai beach businesses

RAYONG, Thailand (AFP) - Oil washing up on a beach on Thailand's east coast could be the "nail in the…

Thailand rushes to contain oil spill after undersea leak

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) - Thailand's navy and pollution experts battled Thursday to clear up an oil spill close to pristine…

New oil leak off Peru coast amid crude spill cleanup: Lima

EL CALLAO, Peru (AFP) - A fresh oil leak has occurred off the coast of Peru -- already cleaning up…

Peru races to save birds threatened by oil spill

by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) - A Lima zoo is racing to save dozens of seabirds, including…

Peru declares environmental emergency on coastal area hit by oil spill

by Ernesto TOVAR Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Peru declared an environmental emergency Saturday to battle an oil spill…

Cargo ship captain convicted over Mauritius oil spill

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) - The captain and first mate of a bulk carrier that crashed into a coral reef off…

Surfers sidelined as California races to clean up oil spill

by Paula RAMON Agence France-Presse HUNTINGTON BEACH, United States (AFP) - Beaches normally thronged with the bronzed torsos of surfers…

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