Deepwater Horizon oil spill Current Affairs, GK & News
Indian Coast Guard conducts regional level marine oil pollution response exercise ‘Clean Sea-2017’
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted the regional level marine oil pollution response exercise ‘Clean Sea-2017’ at sea off Port Blair on November 29. The purpose of the exercise was to ascertain preparedness of the ICG, resource agencies and other stakeholders in responding to a major oil spill in line with the provisions of the ..
Topics: Corexit • Deepwater Horizon oil spill • Emergency management • Hazards • Indian Coast Guard • Oil spill • Prevention
Deepwater Horizon: BP agrees to pay $7.8-billion settlement
British Petroleum agreed to pay $7.8 billion in to resolve private plaintiffs affected by the spill from one of its wells in the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill disaster in April 2010. The proposed settlement presents a substantial advancement towards settling issues from the Deepwater Horizon accident and adding further to economic and environmental restoration ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012
Topics: BP • Companies • Deepwater Horizon • Deepwater Horizon litigation • Deepwater Horizon oil spill • Mitsui Oil Exploration • Oil companies • Oil spill • Petroleum Industry