Chevron Closes Gulf Coast Pipeline over Leak
The oil giant Chevron says it has shut down a Louisiana pipeline over a potential leak into the Gulf of Mexico. The most up-to-date figures show around 4,000 liters of crude may have been released.
Work on £2.3bn Myitsone dam halted
Activists, tribal militias and environmentalists notched up a rare victory in Burma when the president ordered the suspension of a huge Chinese hydropower project on the Irrawaddy river. President Thein Sein informed parliament on Friday that construction of the $3.6bn (£2.3bn) Myitsone dam should be halted because it was against the will of the people.
More Than 100 Burned to Death in Kenya Pipeline Fire
More than 100 people were burned to death in a massive fire caused by a pipeline spill in Nairobi. The fire reportedly started after a fuel tank at a depot belonging to the Kenya Pipeline Company spilled fuel into an open sewer flowing through the slum.