Oil spill
Former Zimbabwe vice-president launches party to challenge Mugabe
In this edition we head to Zimbabwe, where a former confidante of Robert Mugabe is looking to set herself up as a challenger to the ageing president. Also, we report from…
BP settles 2010 US oil spill claims for $18.7 bn
BP Plc has reached a comprehensive $18.7 billion settlement with the U.S. government and five states, a landmark deal that effectively ends years of litigation over environmental…
Oil train derailment sparks blaze, evacuations in West Virginia
A train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil derailed in southern West Virginia on Monday, igniting 14 tankers and sparking a house fire, as several communities were…
Bangladesh's forgotten oil spill
Last December, an oil spill off the coast of Bangladesh saw 350,000 litres of furnace oil spread throughout the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. Environmentalists…
Shell reaches $83.5 million settlement over Nigeria oil spill
Oil giant Shell has agreed to pay a Nigerian fishing community 55 million pounds (about $83.5 million) for the worst oil spill ever suffered in Nigeria.
Oil spill in Bangladesh threatens wildlife
Authorities in Bangladesh were urgently assessing environmental damage in one of the world’s largest mangrove forests on Friday after an oil tanker sank, threatening wildlife in…
German businesses brace for more Russia sanctions
As the EU threatens to step up sanctions against Russia, European businesses are bracing for the impact. France 24’s correspondents in Germany tell us how one firm is making do.…
Burst pipe leaves areas of Los Angeles knee-deep in oil
A faulty valve at a petroleum pipeline pump station ruptured in an industrial corner of Los Angeles early on Thursday, spewing crude oil 40 feet into the air, onto the roof of a…
Spanish court acquits accused in Prestige oil spill
A Spanish court on Wednesday acquitted the three men facing trial in connection with the 2002 Prestige oil tanker disaster, which flooded the coasts of Spain, Portugal and France…
Halliburton admits destroying evidence in Gulf oil spill
Halliburton Energy Services will plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf oil spill, US officials said Thursday. The firm has agreed to pay the maximum fine,…
The United States face new budget cuts
The United States is headed for another budget crisis. Servicemen and women could be facing the axe if a deal isn't reached soon. Also, Mexico's Ciudad Juarez, once dubbed "the…
Court rejects Nigerian suit against Royal Dutch Shell
The Hague Civil Court on Wednesday rejected a suit against Royal Dutch Shell brought by a group of Nigerian farmers over an oil leak, saying that only local subsidiary Shell…