Galveston oil spill, workers

Image #: 28290406 Workers place oil absorbent snares on the east end of Galveston Island March 24, 2014. U.S. authorities prepared to partially re-open the Houston Ship Channel on Monday afternoon after an oil barge spill shut it for a third day, forcing the nation’s second-largest refinery to curb production. REUTERS/Richard Carson (UNITED STATES – Tags: DISASTER ENERGY ENVIRONMENT) Reuters /RICHARD CARSON /LANDOV