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Study reveals sunlight helped dissolve crude oil from 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill

March 02, 2023 -

More than a decade and hundreds of millions of dollars later, researchers are still trying to find out where all this oil ended up through a concept called environmental fate.

Some of the most commonly discussed fates of oil spilled at sea are biodegradation, where microorganisms consume and break down the oil; and evaporation, where liquid oil turns into a gas and oil stranding on shorelines.

However, scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) ...

U.S. seizes oil tanker transporting SANCTIONED crude off Venezuela’s coast

December 12, 2025 -

In a bold escalation of Washington's pressure campaign against Caracas, U.S. forces executed a high-stakes seizure of a massive oil tanker allegedly transporting sanctioned crude from Venezuela and Iran – a move that critics warn could push the two nations closer to open conflict.

The operation was carried out on Wednesday, Dec. 10, off Venezuela's coast by members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security and U.S....

India’s oil dilemma: Sanctions force shift away from Russian crude

November 12, 2025 -

India, the world's third-largest crude oil importer, is facing a major supply disruption as U.S. sanctions pressure refiners to abandon Russian oil. Five of India's largest refiners—including state-owned Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum and private giant Reliance Industries—have skipped orders for Russian crude for December, according to Bloomberg sources.

Only Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy have secured ...

BREAKING NEWS: U.S. crude oil production surpasses all-time high

September 04, 2025 -

The United States has once again rewritten history on the global energy stage, surpassing its previous crude oil production records. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the nation produced an unprecedented 13.58 million barrels of oil per day in June this year, an increase from the 13.2 million barrels per day recorded in 2024. This milestone is a testament to the resilience and robustness of the U.S. energy sector, propelled ...

Brent crude oil prices soar above $81 as Libya shuts down oil production and exports

August 28, 2024 - crude oil prices have jumped 2.6 percent to $81.09 per barrel.

Prices have been fluctuating within a range of $75 to $80 since early 2023, occasionally spiking above $90 due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Recent downward pressure on Brent prices has been driven by economic slowdowns in China and rising concerns about a potential downturn in the United States.

Bullish positioning in Brent by investors had fallen to a record low in recent weeks, ...

Major Indian oil refiner eyes Venezuelan crude to replace Russian stocks

January 11, 2026 -

In a bold move that underscores the shifting sands of global energy politics, a major Indian oil refiner has signaled its willingness to resume Venezuelan crude purchases if Washington permits sales to non-U.S. buyers.

Reliance Industries Ltd. – the refining behemoth controlled by Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani – confirmed its intent to source Venezuelan crude on Thursday, Jan. 8. "We await clarity on access for Venezuelan oil by non-U.S. buyers ...

Eliminating crude oil is one of the biggest threats to civilization

June 08, 2022 -

One of the main goals of the recent Stockholm+50 event was to “provide leaders with an opportunity to draw on 50 years of multilateral environmental action to achieve the bold and urgent action needed to secure a better future on a healthy planet.”

A big part of this is phasing out the use of fossil fuels, but some experts fear that stopping the use of crude oil could be the biggest threat there is to our planet's eight billion residents. The climate does go through ...

Is crude oil still gushing in the Gulf? New ten-mile oil slick spotted near Deepwater Horizon

September 22, 2011 - Is crude oil still gushing in the Gulf? New ten-mile oil slick spotted near Deepwater Horizon

Thursday, September 22, 2011 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writerTags: Deepwater Horizon, crude oil, health news

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New environmentally friendly technique efficiently converts algae to crude oil within an hour

January 02, 2014 - New environmentally friendly technique efficiently converts algae to crude oil within an hour

Thursday, January 02, 2014 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writerTags: algae, crude oil, renewable energy

PNNL method avoids use of toxic hexane to extract fuel from algae

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Why oil spills are toxic: Scientists identify substance in crude oil that harms the hearts of fish and humans

April 04, 2019 -

The chemical – phenanthrene – is responsible for the cardiotoxicity found in fish exposed to crude oil spills, according to researchers at the Stanford University Hopkins Marine Station. Phenanthrene is present in the air and soil as well as our oceans, due to our global dependence on petroleum.

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“[P]henanthrene, is a type of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)...PAHs are also found in land-based stormwater runoff, contaminated soil ...

U.S. crude oil inventories surge as production hits record highs amid global supply concerns

November 20, 2025 -

U.S. crude oil inventories rose sharply last week as domestic production surged to record highs, reinforcing concerns about global oversupply even as geopolitical tensions and refinery disruptions tighten fuel markets.

According to the latest data from the American Petroleum Institute (API), U.S. crude stockpiles climbed by 4.4 million barrels in the week ending Nov. 14, following a 1.3 million-barrel increase the previous week. Year-to-date, ...

Oil prices plunge as U.S. crude inventories surge and OPEC surprises with output boost

April 05, 2025 -

In a dramatic turn of events, oil prices took a nosedive on Wednesday, as a combination of surging U.S. crude inventories and an unexpected production boost from OPEC+ sent shockwaves through global markets. The plunge, the most significant since July 2022, saw West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures drop 6.6% to settle below 67 a barrel, while global benchmark crude fell 6.470. This dramatic shift not only reflects the volatile nature of the oil market but also ...

US-EU price cap on Russian oil threatens India’s crude imports and economic growth

November 15, 2022 -

In 2021, India imported 214 million metric tons (235.9 million tons) of crude oil, making it the third-largest importer of the product. India heavily relies on imports by tanker from Russia and the Middle East, which contrasts with the United States, the second-largest importer of crude, which receives most of its imported oil by pipeline from neighboring Canada. (Related: OIL LAUNDERING: India imports Russian oil at a discounted price, refines it and sells to the ...

Russia to halt oil exports to nations that impose price cap on Russian crude

September 06, 2022 -

"We will simply not supply oil and petroleum products to companies or states that impose restrictions, as we will not work non-competitively," Novak said.

He warned that this completely destroys the market and argued that interference in market mechanisms in commodities like oil would have a destabilizing impact on energy security worldwide.

G7, an inter-governmental political forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and ...

Circumventing sanctions: Oil shippers are hiding Russian crude by ‘going dark’ to avoid backlash

July 05, 2022 -

That person would not be Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is probably one of the least-capable people to have been put into that position. It's more likely Susan Rice, former President Obama's national security adviser who is still working for him and essentially implementing his policies through our dementia puppet president.

That would explain why the U.S. and their Western lackeys imposed 'economic sanctions' on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine without ...

Crude oil production in Alaska at its lowest level in more than 40 years

May 01, 2021 -

According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), a statistical office that collects, analyzes and disseminates data for the government regarding the country's energy sector, crude oil production in Alaska averaged around 448,000 barrels per day in 2020. This is the lowest level of production in the state since 1976.

Alaskan oil production peaked at more than two million barrels per day in 1988. Last year's production represented less than 75 percent of ...

U.S. eases Russian oil sanctions amid global price surge, allows India to purchase stranded crude

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The U.S. Treasury has partially lifted restrictions on Russian oil exports, granting India a 30-day waiver to purchase sanctioned crude stranded at sea, as global energy prices spike due to escalating tensions in the Middle East. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the move on Friday, March 6, citing the need to stabilize markets disrupted by Iran's aggression near critical oil shipping routes.

The decision signals a potential shift in U.S. sanctions ...

Russia selling crude oil at massive discounts as regional conflict turns away regular trading partners

February 27, 2022 -

The crude oil from the oil-rich Ural Mountains region was offered at $11.60 a barrel below Dated Brent, which is one of several internationally recognized benchmarks for assessing the price

Bloomberg reporters Sherry Su and Alex Longley noted that this is the deepest discount for Russian oil in at least 11 years, if not longer. Despite the significantly cheaper oil price, there were no bids. A large tender that was put up for sale separately also went without ...

Pipeline spills thousands of gallons of crude oil into creek, just 150 miles from DAPL

December 14, 2016 - crude oil spilled from the Belle Fourche pipeline and into Ash Coulee Creek. Bill Suess, a state environmental scientist, says the spill was discovered near the city of Belfield on December 5 by a landowner. Belfield is approximately 150 miles from the core of the Dakota Access Pipeline protest camps.

Wendy Owen, a spokeswoman for Casper, Wyoming-based True Companies, which operates the Belle Fourche pipeline, told CNBC that they had the spill contained within ...