Nov 5th, 2009 - baltimoresun
SYDNEY (AP) - Australia launched an investigation Thursday into an oil rig leak that dumped thousands of barrels of fuel into the Timor Sea over more than two months before being plugged this week.
The government probe will focus on the cause of the leak, the response by rig operator PTTEP Australasia and other officials, and the spill's impact on the environment. A former environmental department secretary, David Borthwick, will head the inquiry, the government said.
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Australia Sets Up Commission to Investigate Timor Sea Oil Spill
Nov 4th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Australia has set up a commissionof inquiry into an oil spill in the Timor Sea off northwesternAustralia that spewed as much as 400 barrels a day for more than 10 weeks. David Borthwick...
Australia oil well leak 'plugged'
Nov 3rd, 2009 - BBC NEWS
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An oil rig which has leaked thousands of barrels of oil into the Timor Sea over the last 10 weeks has been plugged...PTTEP stops Timor Sea oil rig leak, fire
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Reuters
SYDNEY, Nov 3 (Reuters) - A unit of top Thai energy firmPTTEP said on Tuesday it had stopped an oil leak and doused themain fire on the Montara and West Atlas oil rig in the TimorSea. PTTEP Australasia...
Fire on Australian oil rig delays plans to stop leak into Timor Sea
Nov 2nd, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
A massive fire has broken out on an Austalian oil rig and delayed plans to plug the leak that has been spilling oil into the Timor Sea since August.
The blaze started on Sunday when workers began pumping heavy mud into a leaking well casing...PTTEP Shares Drop Most Since May as Rig May Collapse
Nov 2nd, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- PTT Exploration & Production Pclshares fell the most in five months after the Thai driller saida burning oil rig at its well offshore Australia may collapseinto the sea. “The fire is out of control,” Jose Martins...
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Oil leak still pouring oil into the sea after 2 months
The oil & gas has been spilling from a rig in the Timor Sea since August, and, so far, all attempts to stop the leak have failed. The leak is some 3.6 kilometres below the sea surface.(World News)
SunetteSpiesSat, Nov 7th, 200910 Diggs, 0 CommentsOil leak impact in Timor Sea may last 7 years
A company responsible for a massive oil leak in the Timor Sea says it could take up to seven years to deal with the environmental impact of the spill.(World News)
possefanWed, Nov 4th, 20091 Diggs, 0 CommentsTimor Sea oil spill plug welcomed
"This disaster has caused untold damage to the marine environment and has left a legacy that will need to be dealt with long into the future," Senator Siewert said "We have to remember there is more than two months worth of oil has spewed into the ocean and efforts must be focused on a rapid clean-up to minimise further damage," Mr Carey said. (World News)possefanTue, Nov 3rd, 20092 Diggs, 0 Comments
