The SeaRose FPSO - a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel in the White Rose oil and gas field near the Newfoundland coast - spilled an estimated 66,000 gallons (250,000 liters) of crude earlier this month, making it the largest oil spill in Newfoundland maritime history. The operator responsible for the incident is Husky Energy, and the spill happened when the vessel “experienced a loss of pressure” in an oil flowline. Husky had halted production the day before due to bad weather,...
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