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Environmental Incident: Oil Spill and In Situ Burn in Houma, Louisiana

Environmental Incident: Oil Spill and In Situ B...

Ashton Routhier

On March 6, a sheen was discovered near a well operated by Whitney Oil & Gas LLC in Houma, Louisiana. The source of the sheen was identified as a leak...

Environmental Incident: Oil Spill and In Situ B...

Ashton Routhier

On March 6, a sheen was discovered near a well operated by Whitney Oil & Gas LLC in Houma, Louisiana. The source of the sheen was identified as a leak...

The MT Princess Empress Oil Spill: Environmental Disaster and Recovery Efforts

The MT Princess Empress Oil Spill: Environmenta...

Ashton Routhier

The MT Princess Empress oil spill is a significant environmental disaster that occurred off the coast of the Philippines in early 2024. This blog post will delve into the details...

The MT Princess Empress Oil Spill: Environmenta...

Ashton Routhier

The MT Princess Empress oil spill is a significant environmental disaster that occurred off the coast of the Philippines in early 2024. This blog post will delve into the details...

Environmental Impact of Puerto Cabello's 2023 Oil Spill

Environmental Impact of Puerto Cabello's 2023 O...

Ashton Routhier

In December 2023, an oil spill devastated the coast of Carabobo state, significantly affecting the beach of Puerto Cabello. This incident has had far-reaching environmental and political implications, including attempts...

Environmental Impact of Puerto Cabello's 2023 O...

Ashton Routhier

In December 2023, an oil spill devastated the coast of Carabobo state, significantly affecting the beach of Puerto Cabello. This incident has had far-reaching environmental and political implications, including attempts...

The Unseen Threat: Small-Scale Oil Spills in Freshwater Ecosystems

The Unseen Threat: Small-Scale Oil Spills in Fr...

Ashton Routhier

When we hear about an oil spill, most of us probably picture rare oceanfront disaster scenes that draw extensive news coverage, like the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. However, smaller...

The Unseen Threat: Small-Scale Oil Spills in Fr...

Ashton Routhier

When we hear about an oil spill, most of us probably picture rare oceanfront disaster scenes that draw extensive news coverage, like the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. However, smaller...

Environmental Crisis in the Gulf: Fourteen Years of Oil Spill Impact

Environmental Crisis in the Gulf: Fourteen Year...

Ashton Routhier

The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig on April 20, 2010, triggered the largest accidental oil spill in history, releasing nearly 100 million gallons of crude oil into the...

Environmental Crisis in the Gulf: Fourteen Year...

Ashton Routhier

The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig on April 20, 2010, triggered the largest accidental oil spill in history, releasing nearly 100 million gallons of crude oil into the...

Sheen Incident Report: Offshore Huntington Beach, California

Sheen Incident Report: Offshore Huntington Beac...

Ashton Routhier

On the morning of March 8, 2024 the US Coast Guard (USCG) contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator for California to request assistance with a 2.5 mile by 1.5 mile...

Sheen Incident Report: Offshore Huntington Beac...

Ashton Routhier

On the morning of March 8, 2024 the US Coast Guard (USCG) contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator for California to request assistance with a 2.5 mile by 1.5 mile...