Australian Oil Spill


9 Nov 2009 . An oil spill off the WA coast regarded as one of the worst-ever environmental disasters in Australia was caused by poor decision making and .
4 Apr 2010 . ROCKHAMPTON, Australia – Workers rushed to contain an oil spill Monday from a coal-carrying ship grounded on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, .
13 Mar 2009 . CANBERRA (Reuters) - Authorities declared parts of Australia's northeast coast a disaster area Friday after tons of oil from a damaged cargo .
13 Mar 2009 . Queensland state Premier Anna Bligh declared Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast as disaster zones.
14 Mar 2009 . BRISBANE, Australia – Ten times more oil than originally thought leaked from a ship to blacken miles of white sand beaches along Australia's .
19 Jun 2010 . A leak off the coast of Australia, that was supposedly plugged last year, has started erupting again, this time with huge amounts of oil.
16 Mar 2009 . Australia oil spill worse than thought. [Date 09-03-16: CDNN Eco News].
21 Jun 2010 . A much-anticipated report on Australia's worst oil spill will not be publicly released yet because it could have legal implications, .
Anger as ship's captain plays down Australia reef oil spill. Foreign. 2010-04-07 11:53. SYDNEY, April 7 (AFP) - A Chinese captain whose ship ran aground and .
4 Aug 2008 . 7274 Commentshttp://ecoscraps.com/2008/08/04/australian-senator-discusses-oil-spill-funny/Australian+Senator+Discusses+Oil+Spill+%5Bfunny%5D .

13 Mar 2009 . MV Pacific Adventurer caught in powerful tropical cyclone Hamish, spilled toxic mix of fuel and fertiliser and the Queensland Coast of .
30 Aug 2009 . Oil is leaking from an offshore drilling rig in the Timor Sea near Australia's Northwest coast. Authorities say it will be weeks before the .
23 Mar 2009 . The figure is about ten times higher than the original estimate of twenty thousand litres of oil. The devastating diesel oil spill has .
12 Mar 2009 . SYDNEY (AFP) — Beaches along Australia's northeast coast were blackened on Thursday by a toxic cocktail of oil and fertiliser spilled from a .
13 Mar 2009 . Australian authorities have declared several coastal areas near Brisbane disaster zones after a massive oil spill earlier this week, .
5 Apr 2010 . Australia's Environment Minister Peter Garrett says he has asked for a special panel to be established to assess the damage to the Great .
13 Mar 2009 . A clean-up was under way on Australia's east coast Thursday after beaches were coated with oil that leaked from a container vessel damaged .
A summary of the major oil spills that have occurred in or near Australian waters is provided below, together with several smaller offshore spills that .
12 Apr 2010 . Australian authorities refloated a huge Chinese ship on Monday that had been stranded on the Great Barrier Reef for over a week after .
8 Apr 2010 . Salvage crews in Australia are engaged in the delicate task of pumping . The three to four tones of oil that spilled from the bulk carrier .

20 Jul 2010 . Authorities in northeastern China have mobilised 1000 vessels to help clean up an oil spill in the Yellow Sea caused by a weekend pipeline .
18 Jun 2010 . Evidence emerges of Australian oil spill coverup · http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/dril-j18.shtml. Evidence of cover-ups by the .
22 Jul 2010 . Australian oil spill threatens marine life. Print; Email. Updated September 29, 2009 11:25:15. An rig leaking hundreds of barrels of oil in .
Satellite and aerial images and maps showing the massive oil spill in the Timor Sea off Western Australia that resulted from a well blowout during drilling .
7 Jul 2010 . A Hong Kong shipping company was Wednesday ordered to stand trial over one of Australia's worst ever oil spills which blackened a string of .
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6 Apr 2010 . Oil spill on the Great Barrier Reef. Australian Senate candidate Larissa Waters is very clear about what The Greens want: .
15 Mar 2009 . By the standards of major oil spills, the Australian spill is unremarkable. The Exxon Valdez spill involved nearly 11 million gallons or .
13 Mar 2009 . A disaster zone has been declared after an oil spill hit some of the most popular tourist beaches in Australia.
26 Aug 2009 . WWF has warned that an oil spill off Australia's North West coast may take a heavy toll on the region's globally significant wildlife.

Nevertheless the Australian oil industry, aware of a concern about the possible impact of oil spills on the marine environment, has stepped up its efforts .
13 Mar 2009 . A disaster zone was declared on dozens of Australia's most pristine and popular beaches after more than 22000 gallons of heavy fuel oil .
23 Oct 2009 . WWF expedition into Timor Sea finds dolphins, sea birds, turtles and other marine wildlife at risk in oil spill that began in August.
13 Jun 2010 . The accidents share missteps in shutting down the wells, containing the oil.
5 Apr 2010 . Frantic clean-up operation is under way where Chinese-registered coal ship, Shen Neng 1, ran aground in an area where commercial shipping is .
13 Mar 2009 . Nearly 40 miles of Australian beaches have been blackened by oil spilled from a cargo ship caught in stormy seas this week, leading the .
7 Oct 2008 . Email forward claims that an attached video shows an actual news interview in which Australian Senator Collins discusses a major oil spill .
5 Apr 2010 . The impact ruptured the vessel's fuel tanks, prompting officials to activate a national oil-spill response plan. The Australian Transport .
12 Mar 2009 . Beaches along Australia's northeast coast were blackened on Thursday by a toxic cocktail of oil and fertiliser spilled from a cargo ship in .
4 Nov 2009 . CBS Evening News: Huge Australian Oil Spill Raises Questions - Leak from Deep-Water Rig Has Released an Estimated 9 Million Gallons of Fuel; .

2 May 2010 . The Montara oil spill last year was Australia's third worst, after tanker spills in 1975 and 1991, and its worst from offshore oil .
24 May 2010 . With some 1200 offshore oil rigs operating today, oil spills are still . making it one of the worst spills in Australian history. .
4 Sep 2009 . New satellite photographs of the massive oil spill from the Montara offshore oil platform off Western Australia's pristine Kimberley Coast .
13 Mar 2009 . Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg are using trendy social networking site Twitter to wage a war of .
13 Mar 2009 . Authorities declared a disaster zone Friday along a stretch of some of Australia's most pristine and popular beaches after tons of fuel oil .
21 Jun 2010 . Canberra, Australia (UPI) Jun 21, 2010 - A much-anticipated report on Australia's worst oil spill won't be publicly released yet because it .
The Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre operates Australia's major oil spill response equipment stockpile on 24 hour stand-by for rapid response anywhere .
7 Jul 2010 . A cargo ship captain and four companies, including a British firm, were ordered today to stand trial over an oil spill off Australia's .
An Australian Senator is interviewed regarding a ship (tanker) that caused an oil spill which resulted in 20000 tons of oil being dumped into the ocean. .
22 Aug 2009 . Sydney (AFP) Aug 24, 2009 - A major oil spill at a drilling rig off Australia's northwest coast will take at least seven weeks to contain, .
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