Oil spill
NIGERIA
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.
WEB NEWS
Oil spill in Bangladesh sparks online controversy
In this edition: reactions to the oil spill in Bangladesh; Justin Bieber's fans mourn the death of his dog; and one man’s cunning ploy to get Christmas kisses.
BANGLADESH
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…
BUSINESS DAILY
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.…
USA
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…
SPAIN
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…
USA
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 WEEK IN THE AMERICAS
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…
JUSTICE
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…
USA
US judge approves $4 billion BP oil spill settlement
A US judge approved an agreement on Tuesday in which oil giant BP Plc will pay $4 billion as part of a guilty plea for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the…
UNITED STATES
Transocean to pay $1.4 billion in BP gulf spill settlement
Transocean Ltd will pay US$1.4 billion in criminal penalties for its role in the 2010 BP oil leak disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, a source said on Thursday. The rig explosion led…
BUSINESS
US bars BP from new oil contracts in wake of Deepwater
The US environmental agency on Wednesday has temporarily suspended oil giant BP from any new federal contracts over what it called the company’s “lack of business integrity”…
UNITED STATES