Oil Spill

Over 400 meter oil spill in Hurghada
Environment

Over 400 meter oil spill in Hurghada

Director of Red Sea Protected Areas Directorate, Ahmed Ghallab said Saturday that an oil spill occurred in the Abu Galawa area…
Group estimates 34,000 barrels of oil spilled off Kuwait
Middle East

Group estimates 34,000 barrels of oil spilled off Kuwait

An analysis of satellite imagery by a US-based nonprofit organization suggests at least 34,000 barrels of oil have leaked out…
Kuwait says oil spill strikes its waters in Persian Gulf
Middle East

Kuwait says oil spill strikes its waters in Persian Gulf

Kuwait says an oil spill has struck its waters in the Persian Gulf. Kuwait’s state-run KUNA news agency reported late…
Second oil spill appears in Ras Ghareb in under a month
Egypt

Second oil spill appears in Ras Ghareb in under a month

An oil spill has polluted the coast around the Red Sea city of Ras Ghareb, the second such spill in…
Officials, environmentalists trade blame for Hurghada oil spill
Egypt

Officials, environmentalists trade blame for Hurghada oil spill

The Red Sea resort town of Hurghada continued to be plagued by crude oil spills on Tuesday, amid claims from…
Environmental agency tackles broken oil pipeline in Hurghada
Egypt

Environmental agency tackles broken oil pipeline in Hurghada

Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said on Monday that measures were being taken to clean-up an oil spill by the Hurghada…
China unveils first oil spill response plan
Environment

China unveils first oil spill response plan

China's cabinet has approved the country's first oil spill emergency response scheme to be ready by 2020, to tackle increasing…
Oil spill contained in Aswan
Egypt

Oil spill contained in Aswan

An oil spill that leaked into the Nile in the Aswan governorate on Monday has been contained, according to the…
Mahmoudiya oil spill causes terror in Alexandria
Egypt

Mahmoudiya oil spill causes terror in Alexandria

A state of terror prevailed among citizens in Alexandria Tuesday after rumors circulated about the contamination of drinking water in…
Oil spill at Mahmoudiya canal in Beheira governorate controlled
Egypt

Oil spill at Mahmoudiya canal in Beheira governorate controlled

The Environment and Water Resources ministries controlled on Saturday pollution caused by an oil spill at Mahmoudiya canal in Beheira…
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