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Recently developed oil and gas technology is enabling oil and gas companies the world over to successfully exploit shale gas and shale oil for the first time. In this resource centre you will find a host of articles and analyses on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) of shale oil and shale gas reserves and the revolution that is unfolding....Full Article »

Since the dawn of modern oil exploitation in the 19 th century, a sad but inevitable truth has rung true: accidents happen and oil spills. The ten biggest oil disasters in the oil and gas industry in this list amount to a cumulative hydrocarbon loss of 40.8 million barrels and cost 53 lives: 1. The Gulf War Oil Spill When: January 19 th , 1991 Where: Persian Gulf & Kuwait Casualties: n/a...Full Article »

Since the dawn of modern oil exploitation in the 19 th century, a sad but inevitable truth has rung true: accidents happen and oil spills. The ten biggest oil disasters in the oil and gas industry in this list amount to a cumulative hydrocarbon loss of 40.8 million barrels and cost 53 lives: 2. Lakeview Gusher Number One When: March 14 th , 1910 Where: Midway-Sunset Oil Field, Kern County,...Full Article »

Since the dawn of modern oil exploitation in the 19 th century, a sad but inevitable truth has rung true: accidents happen and oil spills. The ten biggest oil disasters in the oil and gas industry on this list amount to a cumulative hydrocarbon loss of 40.8 million barrels and cost 53 lives: 3. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill When: April 22, 2010 Where: Gulf of Mexico Casualties: 11 dead Amount...Full Article »

Since the dawn of modern oil exploitation in the 19 th century, a sad but inevitable truth has rung true: accidents happen and oil spills. The ten biggest oil disasters in the oil and gas industry on this list amount to a cumulative hydrocarbon loss of 40.8 million barrels and cost 53 lives: 4. Ixtoc 1 Oil Spill When: June 3 rd , 1979 Where: Bay of Campeche off Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico...Full Article »

Since the dawn of modern oil exploitation in the 19 th century, a sad but inevitable truth has rung true: accidents happen and oil spills. The ten biggest oil disasters in the oil and gas industry on this list amount to a cumulative hydrocarbon loss of 40.8 million barrels and cost 53 lives: 5. Atlantic Empress / Aegean Oil Spill When: July 19 th , 1979 Where: Off the coast of Trinidad and...Full Article »

Since the dawn of modern oil exploitation in the 19 th century, a sad but inevitable truth has rung true: accidents happen and oil spills. The ten biggest oil disasters in the oil and gas industry on this list amount to a cumulative hydrocarbon loss of 40.8 million barrels and cost 53 lives: 10. ABT Summer Oil Spill When: May 28 th , 1991 Where: 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) off the coast of...Full Article »

Since the dawn of modern oil exploitation in the 19 th century, a sad but inevitable truth has rung true: accidents happen and oil spills. The ten biggest oil disasters in the oil and gas industry on this list amount to a cumulative hydrocarbon loss of 40.8 million barrels and cost 53 lives: 9. Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill When: March 16, 1978 Where: 3.1 nautical miles (5 km) from the coast of...Full Article »

Since the dawn of modern oil exploitation in the 19 th century, a sad but inevitable truth has rung true: accidents happen and oil spills. The ten biggest oil disasters in the oil and gas industry on this list amount to a cumulative hydrocarbon loss of 40.8 million barrels and cost 53 lives: 8. Castillo de Bellver Oil Spill When: August 6 th , 1983 Where: 80 km off Table Bay, South Africa...Full Article »

Since the dawn of modern oil exploitation in the 19 th century, a sad but inevitable truth has rung true: accidents happen and oil spills. The ten biggest oil disasters in the oil and gas industry on this list amount to a cumulative hydrocarbon loss of 40.8 million barrels and cost 53 lives: 7. Nowruz Oil Field Spill When: January 24 th , 1983 Where: Persian Gulf, Iran Casualties: 11 dead Amount...Full Article »

Since the dawn of modern oil exploitation in the 19 th century, a sad but inevitable truth has rung true: accidents happen and oil spills. The ten biggest oil disasters in the oil and gas industry on this list amount to a cumulative hydrocarbon loss of 40.8 million barrels and cost 53 lives: 6. Kolva River Oil Spill When: September 8 th , 1994 Where: Usinsk, Komi Republic, Russian Federation...Full Article »