Focus on Oil
Owner seeks release of oil tanker seized in Finland cable probe
The owner of the seized oil tanker Eagle S, suspected of damaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea, is seeking its release.
US agency takes steps to protect Nevada mountains from energy development
Biden moves to shield 264,442 acres in Nevada's Ruby Mountains from oil, gas, and geothermal development for 20 years.
Shell shuts down oil processing unit to investigate leak, Singapore’s port authority says
Shell estimates that a few tonnes of refined oil products, along with cooling water discharge used in the refining process, have leaked.
Big Oil backtracks on renewables push as climate agenda falters
Major European energy companies are slowing and sometimes reversing their renewables investments.
New York to fine fossil fuel companies $75 billion under new climate law
The law is intended to shift some of the costs of climate change from individual taxpayers to fossil fuel firms.
Peru declares environmental emergency after oil spill
State oil firm Petroperu spilled a crude oil shipment into surrounding waters of the Pacific Ocean last weekend.
Russia declares federal emergency over Black Sea oil spill
Two oil tankers were hit by a storm on Dec. 15. One split in half and the other ran aground.
Russian region declares emergency situation as Black Sea oil spill fallout widens
Authorities in Russia's Krasnodar region declared a state of emergency as oil continues to wash ashore from damaged tankers.
Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Michigan’s Flint River
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The president of a chemical company has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left...
Black Sea oil spill volunteers in Russia ask Putin to send urgent help
The oil is from two ageing tankers hit by a storm on Dec. 15. One of the vessels split in half, while the...
