Few witnesses will testify this week in the Coast Guard’s investigation of a wreck that spilled heavy oil along the Mississippi River. Lt. Cmdr. Melissa Harper, the Coast Guard investigator in the case, said: All three are from other countries, and will be heard early “so they may be released and go forth to their [...]
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Andy Nyman, The Louisiana State University assistant professor of wetland wildlife and ecology, was quoted as saying: He expected to see much more shoreline damage at the mouth of the Mississippi River after a July 23 oil spill near the Crescent City Connection dumped an estimated 400,000 gallons of oil into the river. For full [...]
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Coast Guard has shut two miles of the Mississippi River at New Orleans after more oil spilled from a disabled barge. For more information, click here
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
SOME CHEER ON THE OIL FRONT By Duncan Sutherland – Exclusive to Heavy Oil Investing News A good quarter for heavy oil companies Heavy oil and oil sands companies, by and large, posted positive results in the just-ended quarter. This was to be expected, what with oil prices hitting an all-time high. It is worth noting, however, that energy costs took a [...]
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Ship traffic on mississippi river, which was disturbed due to heavy oil spill after an accident, is back to normal. For full news, click here
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Monday, July 28, 2008
US coast guard allowed movement of 60 ships on the Mississippi River as traffic on this important route began to recover after the last week’s oil spill. For full story, click here
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Friday, July 25, 2008
59 ships were stopped by Coast Guard from traversing Mississippi River from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico while workers were busy cleaning up about 400,000 gallons of heavy oil that spilled after collision between a barge and a tanker. For full news, click here
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