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Published September 2010
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A member of the Uruguayan navy cleans an oil spill at Jose Ignacio beach in Punta del Este, 140 km (87 miles) to the east of Montevideo December 22, 2007. A Norwegian tanker Front Brabant reported a spill in front of the coast early Saturday morning when it was unloading oil. The spill is spread over approximately four kilometres of the beach. REUTERS/Andres Stapff.
An oil stain extends over the sand of Jose Ignacio beach in Maldonado, 180 km out from Montevideo, on February 12 as the oil tanker San Jorge, under Panamanian flag, continues to spill oil 20 miles from the coast. The spill is threatening the Isla de Lobos, the world's largest sea lion reserve. REUTERS.
Oil pollution control workers load skimming equipment for deployment in the Straits of Malacca at Kukup, a Malaysian fishing village October 23. The oil spill from the ship collision which occured in the Straits of Singapore on October 15 has spread into the Straits of Malacca, north of Singapore. Due to the existence of numerous fish farms off the coast of Kukup, Malaysian authorities have started laying oil retaining booms and put on standby oil skimming equipment. The oil slick in the Straits of Malacca is approximately two nautical miles off the coast of mainland Malaysia. REUTERS/Renga Renga.
An oil lake lies near a blazing pipeline outside the southern city of Basra March 29, 2003. The Basra South Oil Refinery, which produces 140,000 barrels per day, was largely undamaged in fighting and workers said it was ready to go on stream as soon as electricity and crude supplies were resumed. REUTERS/Chris Helgren.
Soldier of U.S Army 173rd Airborne Brigade passes oil spill in oil and gas separation plant on Baba Gurgur oil field outside northern Iraq's town of Kirkuk May 3, 2003.REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov.
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