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Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, BP and other oil companies have been developing more effective systems for capping the oil flow from damaged deep-water wells, Oilprice.com reports. BP's 35-foot-tall, 100-ton device now joins the other systems designed to work in deep-water wells around the world, such as the Gulf of Mexico, Angola and the North Sea. BP’s system is different in that it has been designed to be transported around the world on cargo planes to wherever it is needed, thus reducing the deployment time. »» 0 comment(s)
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New Zealand First has called on Environment Canterbury and Timaru Port authorities to reveal the extent of a major oil spill in the area during the week. Rt Hon Winston Peters says he has been reliably informed that 40,000 litres of fuel were spilled, yet all that the authorities will confirm is that it was a “significant” amount. »» 0 comment(s)
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At the meeting held on 24 to 27 April 2012, an IOPC Working Group started discussing what ships are covered by the right to be compensated for oil pollution damages. At the moment, a working group under the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC) chaired by Denmark is discussing what ships are covered by the IOPC Conventions. »» 0 comment(s)
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill had a serious negative impact on deep-sea coral communities more than seven miles from the spill site in the Gulf of Mexico. That’s the verdict after a series of underwater investigations led by Penn State Professor of Biology Charles Fisher in the USA. The study, which included scientists from Haverford College, Temple University, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as well as Penn State, grew out of an initial research cruise in late October 2010, approximately six months after the Deepwater Horizon spill. »» 0 comment(s)
A purpose-designed BOP handling system comprising twin air-operated monorail hoists, with a joint lifting capacity of 200 tonnes has been supplied by J.D. Neuhaus, Germany. These hoists are a special compact design which has been developed to suit on-site operational requirements and each hoist represents a 45% reduction in the horizontal profile length compared to the JDN standard EH-100 product. 
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