Article: WA: Drilling rig heading to assist in oil spill

Article: Fed: Coalition will back oil spill inquiry
AAP General News (Australia);  September 8, 2009 ;     306 words ... ... 2009 Fed: Coalition will back oil spill inquiry CANBERRA, Sept 8 AAP ... support any inquiry into a massive oil spill off Australia's north-west ... inquiry was needed into an August oil spill from the West Atlas oil rig. "Well, I think there ...

Article: WA: Drilling rig heading to assist in oil spill
AAP General News (Australia);  August 25, 2009 ;     227 words ... ... 2009 WA: Drilling rig heading to assist in oil spill An offshore drilling rig on its way to help ... take 17 days to be towed to the scene of an oil spill in the Timor Sea. The West Atlas rig has been leaking oil and gas since Friday ...

Article: Australian oil spill recovery to take seven years.
International Resource News (IRN);  November 4, 2009 ;     363 words ... ... November 2009-Australian oil spill recovery to take seven years ... enpublishing.co.uk An Australian oil spill recovery is likely to take ... in the 10 weeks since the West Atlas oil rig started leaking. The oil spill is causing concern as a potentially ...

Article: WA: Oil spill out of sight, not out of mind, Greens ...
AAP General News (Australia);  September 28, 2009 ;     232 words ... ... Australia) 09-28-2009 WA: Oil spill out of sight, not out of mind ... failed to adequately monitor how an oil spill off Western Australia's coast ... marine life. PTTEP Australia's West Atlas oil rig has been leaking 400 barrels ...

Article: SENIOR AUSTRALIA PUBLIC SERVANT TO HEAD TIMOR SEA OIL ...
AsiaPulse News;  November 5, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Borthwick has been appointed to lead an inquiry into a major oil spill off the Western Australian coast. The oil began leaking on August 21 in the Montara field near the West Atlas oil rig, more than 200km northwest of WA's Kimberley coastline ...

Article: WA: Oil spill response endorsed by experts
AAP General News (Australia);  August 25, 2009 ;     524 words ... ... 08-25-2009 WA: Oil spill response endorsed by experts ... government's response to an oil spill off Western Australia ... the Timor Sea, near the West Atlas drilling rig, where a ... on Tuesday. AMSA said oil spill experts from the UK had ...

Article: W AUSTRALIA'S OIL SPILL RESPONSE ENDORSED BY ...
AsiaPulse News;  August 25, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... response to an oil spill off Western Australia ... Sea, near the West Atlas drilling rig ... Tuesday. AMSA said oil spill experts from the ... plans to stop the oil spill, including the ... that contracts the West Atlas rig to PTTEP ...