Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "Oil recovery"
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All set for oil recovery: Guimaras oil recovery operation second in history
(The News Today,March 12, 2007 , on page 1-10)Recovery operations for the remaining oil inside the compartments of sunken tanker MT Solar 1 off the waters of Guimaras will already start as scheduled this Wednesday, March 14. Allied Shield, the recovery vessel of ... -
Barge spills oil in Iloilo; owner faces penalty
(Manila Standard,July 6, 2020 , on page A1-A2)The Environment department will fine the owner of a barge that spilled oil in Iloilo on Friday, Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said Sunday. He said the department will notify the Ayala-controlled AC Energy Inc. over its ... -
Chevron say no cause for alarm in Bacolod 'oil spill'
(Manila Bulletin,October 2, 2010 , on page 1-6)Major oil player Chevron Philippines (formerly Caltex) said yesterday there is no cause for surprise or alarm over the reported "oil spill" originating from thee company's underwater pipeline in Bacolod City. Toby Nebrida, ... -
Coast Guard to finish oil spill recovery process by July 12
(DailyGuardian,July 8, 2020 , on page 1-11)Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station has set July 10, or at most July 12, 2020, to finish the recovery process of the oil spill that leaked out of Power Barge 102. Lieutenant ... -
Contractor done with oil spill cleanup
(DailyGuardian,August 4, 2020 , on page 2)The Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo City on Monday confirmed that the private contractor hired by AC Energy Philippines has declared completion of the oil spill clean-up operations. Lieutenant Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, ... -
Crews try to protect wildfire from Texas oil spill
(Manila Bulletin,January 26, 2010 , on page 13)Crews worked Sunday to protect two sensitive wildlife areas after a crude oil spill shut down parts of a major southeast Texas port, state Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson said. Plastic walls known as booms and oil-sucking ... -
'Estancia oil spill cleanup 75 % done'
(Panay News,March 1, 2014 , on page 1-10)Will the cleanup of the oil spill that hit Brgy. Botongon, Estancia, Iloilo, and spread to other municipalities in the 5th District be completed soon? Calentino Mempin, director for operations of the contractor Kuan Yu ... -
Govt focuses on Guimaras rehab
(The Manila Times,April 10, 2007 , on page A6)A substantial release of the P867-million supplemental budget is now awaited to give impetus to the long-term rehabilitation of the once oil spill-affected island province of Guimaras. Secretary Rafael Coscoluela, Presidential ... -
Methods on how to clean up oil spill
(Panay News,August 1, 2020 , on page 4)An explosion in Power Barge 102 triggered an oil spill in Iloilo Strait last July 3, 2020. It affected coastal areas in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz where it is located and has reached other communities and even Guimaras Island ... -
Misamis Oriental village execs eye suit vs sunken ship owners over cleanup cost
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 3, 2021 , on page A6)Officials of a village in Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental province, are set to sue the owners of a sunken ship that caused an oil spill on their shores early last month. Sabas Tagarda Jr., village chief of Lower Jasaan, said ... -
No significant amount of oil recovered
(Manila Bulletin,March 28, 2007 , on page 9)No significant amount of oil has been found in the retrieval operations by Sonsub vessel Allied Shield from the sunken tanker Solar 1 off Guimaras Island. No oil was found in port tank No. 2 and starboard tank No. 2, the ... -
Oil spill cleanup contractor mum on Defensor's plaints
(Panay News,October 10, 2014 , on page 1-14)Oil spill clean-up contractor Kuan Yu Global Technologies, Inc. refused to comment on the issues raised by Iloilo's Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. "No comment na kami sa mga issues nila. Thank," read a text message from Kuan Yu ... -
Oil spill spotted near N. Harbor
(Manila Bulletin,October 9, 2010 , on page 5)A small area of an oil spill was recently spotted by elements of the Philippine Coast Guard near the vicinity of Pier 12 inside North Harbor in Manila. Commodore Luis Tuason Jr., district commander of the PCG-National ... -
PCG-Iloilo ends oil spill recovery
(DailyGuardian,July 13, 2020 , on page 1-11)The Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station on Sunday confirmed that it has officially ended the recovery process of the oil spill that leaked out of Power Barge 102. Lieutenant Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, PCG-Iloilo Station ... -
Task force seeks more oil spill clean up workers
(Manila Bulletin,February 25, 2014 , on page 2)The power Barge 103 oil spill task force has recommended to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM), owner of the typhoon-wrecked power barge 103, to add more workers for the oil spill clean up in ... -
UPV scientist leads experts in responding to oil spill crisis
(DailyGuardian,July 16, 2020 , on page 2)UP Visayas is on board in responding to the oil spill crisis that struck Iloilo City and province and the province of Guimaras after a power barge operated by the energy arm of Filipino multinational company, Ayala Corp., ... -
US president visits with huge oil slick threatening disaster
(BusinessWorld,May 3, 2010 , on page S1/8)A giant oil slick closed in on the fragile Louisiana coast on Sunday after attempts to stop it faltered, threatening an environmental and economic disaster as President Barack Obama arrives to visit. With Mr. Obama expected ... -
Well played
(Panay News,July 29, 2020 , on page 6)To recap, these were AC Energy’s responses from Day One: The leakage was contained at around 10 p.m. on July 3 with the rapid deployment of more than 170 combined personnel of the company and the Philippine Coast Guard ...