The captain and second officer of a ship that caused an environmental disaster when it hit a reef off the New Zealand coast were jailed Friday for seven months. Thousands of tonnes of fuel spilled into the sea when the ship ran aground last October.
Oil giant BP said Wednesday it has finalised a $7.8 billion deal to settle more than 100,000 claims from fishermen and others affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The settlement must still be approved by a US judge.
Campaigning for the French Presidential election officially kicks off but candidates are not allowed to insult each other and they must each have equal air time under French law. Next, France's top court may overturn a verdict against oil giant Total for a devastating spill off the coast of Brittany. Finally, move over Mona Lisa… Cinderella steals the limelight as Disneyland Paris becomes Europe's top tourist destination.
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Oil giant BP said on Friday it had reached an estimated $7.8 billion settlement with plaintiffs suing over the disastrous 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The company still faces US government claims which could cost it billions of dollars in fines.
Is it the end of the road for Peru’s once-powerful Shining Path rebel group? The country has arrested one of the group's most notorious criminals. In Venezuela, it certainly won’t be easy to topple Hugo Chavez, but Henrique Capriles Radonski is taking on the task. Finally, two years after the explosion of its underwater oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is expected to pay out between 20 and 25 billion dollars to the US government in compensation.
Calls to hold Shell accountable for oil pollution in Nigeria. British web users report on the student protests in London. And take a virtual walk through gardens and parks the world over with Google Street View.
Amid fears that a stricken ship near New Zealand may break apart or sink, salvage crews were rushing to pump out oil from the high side of the listing Rena Monday
Netizens mobilizing as New Zealand battles to contain the oil spill. Yemeni web users are doubting doubt President Saleh’s pledge to step down. And a video which shows us the stages involved in creating a tattoo.
The oil leaking from a stranded ship off the New Zealand coast increased five-fold after the vessel was further damaged in an overnight storm, officials said Tuesday, making it the country's "most significant maritime environmental disaster".
