Venezuela Denounces New Oil Spill From Trinidad and Tobago

Pollutants threaten Venezuelan marine ecosystems, fishing activities and coastal communities. On Friday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil denounced before the international community a new oil spill in the Caribbean Sea originating from Trinidad and Tobago. “Confirmed by satellite imagery, this event exceeds in magnitude the one that occurred in May and confirms the drift...

Orinoco Tribune

The satellite image that appears the center of this controversy could be showing oil, or current convergence, or plankton blooms in the Gulf of Paria.

The truth could be had easily enough. Seems possible this could be regional politics or actual hydrocarbons. The two are never mutually exclusive.

https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/oil-spill-fallout-6.2.2605123.753b6c7d80

#trinidadandtobago #venezuela #oilspill #gulfofparia

Oil spill fallout

State-owned oil com­pa­ny Her­itage Pe­tro­le­um says there is cur­rent­ly no ev­i­dence to sup­port the pres­ence of large amounts of hy­dro­car­bons in the sea, fol­low­ing an im­me­di­ate in­ves­ti­ga­tion in­to an al­leged oil spill flagged by Venezuela.

A Texas company has agreed to pay more than $12 million in the first portion of a “multi-part settlement” after a grounded tugboat spilled about 110,000 litres of pollutants in central coast waters in 2016.

“While this first settlement is an important step, it does not close this chapter (…). The Nation remains committed to seeking accountability, supporting healing, and protecting the waters, lands, and way of life that are central to the Nation.”

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/06/05/bc-first-nation-awarded-tugboat-spill/

#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #NathanEStewart #OilSpill #NoPipelines #ElbowsUp #ClimateCrisis

Texas company to pay B.C. First Nation $12M over 2016 tugboat spill

A B.C. First Nation says a Texas company has agreed to pay more than $12M in the first portion of a "multi-part settlement" after a 2016 tugboat spill.

CityNews Vancouver

BP Macondo & Cognitive Dissonance

The real perpetrators did not pay for their crimes:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=25&id=53

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#oilspill #psychology

Hmm, LA is just the headquarters for environmental disasters this weekend.

LA Times: Oil-covered birds rescued after pipeline rupture sends crude into L.A. River

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-24/oil-covered-birds-rescued-pipeline-rupture-la-river

#oilspill #LosAngeles

Oily birds rescued after pipeline rupture sends crude into L.A. River

Wildlife officials said they found oiled birds after a pipe ruptured in East Los Angeles on May 22, 2026.

Los Angeles Times

Satellite images show a massive suspected oil slick covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran's Kharg Island, a major crude oil export hub.

https://worldbriefly.news/satellite-images-reveal-suspected-oil-slick-near-irans-kharg-island

#OilSpill #Iran #Environment

Oil Slick Reaches a Pristine Persian Gulf Island in Iran

Videos show birds, turtles and crabs trapped inside mounds of tar around Shidvar island, a protected wildlife sanctuary with turquoise waters and white sand beaches.

The New York Times

🟡 Maritime Incident | 6/10
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UAE tanker leaks fuel off Oman after Iranian strike
A UAE-flagged tanker suffered fuel leakage off the coast of Oman following an Iranian strike.

#OSINT #NewsGroup #Maritime #OilSpill #Iran #Oman

Four tankers were apparently struck or disabled by the U.S. forces near Iran’s Jask area.

Satellite imagery shows one tanker on fire and extensive oil spills, including leaks from two tankers, with another spill detected about 7.4 kilometers from the anchorage site.

Trump's war is causing the biggest environmental disaster in modern history.

This is so infuriating.

#TankerWars #PersianGulf #Environment #OilSpill #JaskIsland q#StraitOfHormuz #USblockade #CeasefireTalks #WarOnIran #EpsteinWar #Israel #WestAsia #Iran #USpol #Politics

A force de faire les andouilles : une nappe de pétrole a par ailleurs été détectée dans le Golfe au large de l'île iranienne de Kharg, principal terminal pétrolier du pays.

https://www.france24.com/fr/moyen-orient/20260509-en-direct-une-maree-noire-detectee-au-large-du-principal-terminal-petrolier-iranien-etats-unis-trump
#OilSpill
#mareenoire

En direct : une marée noire détectée au large du principal terminal pétrolier iranien

Les États-Unis ont frappé vendredi deux pétroliers iraniens, tout en disant attendre incessamment une réponse de Téhéran à sa dernière proposition en vue de mettre durablement fin aux hostilités. Une…

France 24