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  1. Ecuadorian Oil Company to Launch Water Injection Projects

    7 Jun 2013- 10:01 by OOSKAnews Correspondent QUITO, Ecuador Petroamazonas EP, a unit of state oil company Petroecuador, announced late last week that itplans to increase its reserves by 600 million barrels using enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques, ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 06/07/2013 - 10:01

  2. Peru Declares State of Emergency Over Amazon Oil Pollution

    26 Mar 2013- 08:19 by OOSKAnews Correspondent PERU, LIMA Peru’s government on March 25 declared a 90-day environmental state of emergency in the Amazon region of Loreto due to oil pollution that was not properly cleaned up by Argentine-owned Pluspetrol. ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/29/2013 - 20:44

  3. UNEP Calls for Complete Ban on Use of Waters from Nigeria's Ogoni Land

    14 Feb 2013- 10:12 by Local Press Report ABUJA Daily Trust The United Nations Environment Progaramme (UNEP) has called for the placement of a total ban on the use of both surface and underground waters in the entire Ogoni land. The call, according to the ...

    Local Press Report - 02/14/2013 - 10:42

  4. Iran Threatens to Sue Azerbaijan Over Oil Pollution in Caspian Sea

    28 Jan 2013- 07:45 by Local Press Report BAKU Press TV Deputy Head of Iran Department of Environment for Marine Environment Abdolreza Karbasi said on Sunday that Iran would lodge a complaint if British oil and gas giant, BP, continues polluting the ...

    Local Press Report - 01/28/2013 - 09:54

  5. Pemex Still Not Punished for 2011 Coatzacoalcos River Spill: Greenpeace

    25 Jan 2013- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Mexico, MEXICO CITY Mexican state-owned petroleum company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) still has not been penalized for an oil spill in the Coatzacoalcos River that occurred more than a year ago, according to ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/21/2013 - 21:52

  6. Central Colombian Oil Spill Cuts Off Water for Thousands

    13 Dec 2012- 08:20 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Colombia, BOGOTA An oil spill in the department of Tolima, in central Colombia,has required local authorities to turn off the drinking water for half of the 40,000 residents in the town of Melgar. The spill ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/16/2013 - 09:18

  7. Nile River Contaminated With Oil

    31 Oct 2012- 08:36 by Local Press Report ASWAN Daily News There has been an oil spill on the Nile in between Aswan and Luxor province. The Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs issued a statement reporting that the oil spill was around six ...

    Local Press Report - 10/31/2012 - 10:07

  8. Danube River Contaminated With Oil

    23 Oct 2012- 09:22 by Local Press Report BRATISLAVA The Slovak Spectator A three-kilometre long oil spill was discovered on the Danube River in Slovakia on Monday, October 22, the TASR newswire learnt on the same day. Around two dozen fire fighters were ...

    Local Press Report - 10/23/2012 - 10:05

  9. Cali, Colombia Faces Water Crisis Due to Scarcity, Oil Spill, Earthquake

    12 Oct 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Colombia, CALI EMCALI, the municipal water provider in the Colombian city of Cali, announced on October 9 that 70 percent of water services in the city have been reestablished, after a court ordered the ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/16/2013 - 05:14

  10. Nigeria Gives Approval for Delta Oil Clean-Up

    7 Aug 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent LAGOS, Nigeria On the anniversary of an important report into oil pollution in Ogoniland, the Nigerian government has given the go-ahead for a major oil contamination clean-up in the Niger Delta region. The UN ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 08/07/2012 - 09:49

  11. Colombia Investigates Oil Spill in Santander

    2 Aug 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Colombia, BUCARAMANGA Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on July 28 announced additional funding for the effort to clean up the Fonce River basin in the Santander region. Santos said 14 billion pesos (about ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 08/02/2012 - 10:44

  12. Oil Spill Clean Up in Krasnoyarsk Highlights Regional Inequities in Russia

    31 May 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Russia, KRASNOYARSK Water supply to three villages in the Krasnoyarsk Region of Russia, which was cut off in April following a spill from oil wells in the area, has just been reconnected after the local ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/31/2012 - 08:49

  13. Shell Acknowledges More Oil Spills in Niger River Delta

    15 May 2012- 15:30 by OOSKAnews Correspondent LAGOS, Nigeria Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell announced this week that it had found two new oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta region on May 7. The leaks are being investigated to determine their cause and ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/16/2013 - 05:15

  14. Through the Bahamas oil spill contingency Bolivian Ministry Spending $133.4 Million USD on Water Projects

    25 Aug 2010- 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BOLIVIA, LA PAZ [J olivia's Environment and Water Ministry (MMAyA) announced in a press release that it is investing $133.4 million USD to carry out 200 water, sanitation, irrigation and watershed ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 01/13/2011 - 14:00

  15. Oil Spill Threatens Water Quality, Marine Life

    26 Jul 2010- 20:58 by Local Press Report BEIJING, China TodayOnline (Singapore) China's largest oil spill has spread to 430 square kilometers, and threatens water quality and marine life. "The oil spill will pose a severe threat to marine ...

    Local Press Report - 01/14/2011 - 09:00

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