North Cape oil spill recovered in the weeks following the spill. US federal and Rhode Island state governments undertook considerable work to clean up the spill and restore lost fishery stocks and coastal marine habitat. The "North Cape" oil spill is considered a significant legal precedent in that it was the first major oil spill in the continental U.S. after the passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, resulting from the "Exxon Valdez" oil spill in Alaska on March 24, 1989. Of the many affected communities, one important habitat was the Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is nearly 800 acres in
Petrotrin oil spill of the oil spill. So far Petrotrin have reimbursed the fishermen of Cedros $2.6 million and they’re still negotiating with the fishermen of La Brea and Point Fortin. An open flame ban was imposed on the residents of La Brea, which is one of the communities that is situated nearest to Petrotrin’s oil refinery, directly following the spill. This ban prevented the people of La Brea from cooking any meals. Petrotrin has been providing the people of La Brea with three meals a day to compensate for the inabilility to cook. Petrotrin oil spill The Petrotrin oil spill was a