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Company fined $60,000 over Brisbane River oil mishap
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on 16 November 2012
A company has been fined $60,000 over an oil spill in the Brisbane River earlier this year.
The GL Lan Xiu, which was carrying 2000 head of livestock, was refuelling at Hamilton in Brisbane in January when the oil spill occurred.
It took less than five minutes for about 4.5 ...
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Two hospitalised after major chemical spill in Brisbane
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on 8 November 2012
Two people have been taken to hospital and an industrial area has been evacuated after a major chemical spill in Brisbane's south.
The spill of an unspecified chemical happened in a warehouse on Stradbroke Street at Heathwood about 10.15am (AEST) on Wednesday, the Department...
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Shell describes future of Geelong refinery "borderline"
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on 19 September 2012
Shell says its Geelong refinery is facing challenges, including more competition from new mega-refineries in Asia, as one of its executives described the plant's future as "borderline".
Shell global downstream director Mark Williams said the operation of the refinery at Geelo...
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NT toxic rail spill: train firm 'failed to do full safety checks'
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on 19 September 2012
A train operator failed to carry out full safety checks before a dramatic derailment and toxic spill in the Northern Territory, an investigation has found.
The 20-carriage freight train 7AD1 derailed as it tried to cross the Edith River, 42km northwest of Katherine during the early hours of D...
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BP Norwegian leak small but endangered facility: watchdog
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on 19 September 2012
BP's oil leak at the Ula field in Norway is considered serious because its location posed a risk to the facility itself but the spill was contained and does not currently pose an environment risk, the Petroleum Safety Authority said.
'BP has told us the leak was almost entirely con...
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