Beneath the engine, oil seeped through a gouge torn in the oil pan by a rock Pitt could not avoid.

According to a belief, a holy oil (myrrh) seeped from his tomb.

"Nothing happens by accident," Richard said, and as oils seeped into pores, the patron was only too happy to agree.

In fact, the site was once a bus depot and oil has seeped into the land.

The oil did not seep into Copano Bay, preventing a minor environmental disaster.

He said the heavier intermediate oil was seeping from the vessel, leaving a 2,000-gallon trail several miles long.

There was a leak in our neighbor's oil delivery line, and oil seeped through the stone wall we share in the basement.

Officials have not determined how much oil seeped into the water, but the cleanup is expected to continue for three or four days.

Once a reservoir, oil sometimes seeps from the cliff here, and an oily residue is present in the sands nearby.

The oil has been seeping for more than 40 years, contaminating the groundwater and creeks in the area.