Satellite images reveal oil slicks near Strait of Hormuz

An image from the European Copernicus programme taken on Wednesday shows brownish streaks on the surface of the water some 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) off the Iranian coast, to the east of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran estimates environmental damage from Hormuz oil spill at trillions of dollars

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said oil pollution might have caused trillions of dollars of damage to the region’s marine ecosystem.

Houthis agree to temporary truce to tow Sounion tanker

Yemen's Houthis have agreed to a temporary ceasefire. They provided time to tow the Sounion tanker damaged in the Red Sea.

Fire breaks out near airport, oil depot in Russia’s Sochi resort: Reports

A fire broke out early on Wednesday near the airport and not far from an oil depot in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia’s RIA news agency reported.

The fire localized eliminated on oil tanks in the Bryansk region, the cause of the fire drone attack

 

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Peru to sue Repsol for $4.5bn over oil spill - BBC News

 

Peru's consumer protection agency is suing Spanish oil firm Repsol over a huge oil spill which blackened beaches off the coast of Lima in January.

Fire at oil depot in Belgorod Region (Russia) caused by 2 Ukrainian helicopters strike

 

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Peru Declares Environmental Emergency in Coastal Area Fouled by Oil Spill - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Peru declared an environmental emergency Saturday to battle an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific.

Un gran vertido de crudo golpea las playas del sur de California

 

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Norilsk Nickel: Mining firm pays record $2bn fine over Arctic oil spill - BBC News

A mining firm has paid a record $2bn (£1.4bn) fine over a huge oil spill that caused one of Russia's worst environmental disasters.

Pollution au Nigeria: pas de poursuites contre Shell

Le géant pétrolier anglo-néerlandais Shell a obtenu jeudi de la Haute Cour de Londres, l'arrêt des poursuites au Royaume-Uni concernant des accusations de pollution au Nigeria, a constaté un journaliste de l'AFP.

US federal judge approves 20-bln-USD settlement in BP oil spill case

A federal judge in the U.S. city of New Orleans on Monday approved a 20-billion-U.S. dollar settlement to end years of litigation over the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

British warplanes conduct 6 strikes against IS-controled oil fields

British warplanes conducted six strikes against IS-controled oil fields Thursday, just hours after politicians voted to extend bombing missions in Syria.

Amnesty: Shell Did Not Clean Oil Spills in Niger Delta

Amnesty International and the Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development in Nigeria say multinational oil company Shell has not cleaned up four oil spill sites in the Niger Delta, as the company claims.

US finalizes settlement over BP oil spill

The US Justice Department and five states have finalized a settlement of more than US$20 billion over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hillary Clinton breaks with Obama on Arctic oil drilling

US Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday distanced herself from President Barack Obama's fresh approval for offshore drilling in the Arctic.

California oil spill sparks state of emergency

A state of emergency has been declared in southern California in the United States after two oil slicks, stretching nine miles, formed off the coast, the BBC reported on Thursday.

U.N. asks Israel to pay Lebanon $850 mln for oil spill

The U.N. General Assembly on Friday has adopted a resolution urging Israel to pay Lebanon over $850 million in damages for causing an “environmental disaster” during the July 2006 war.

As many as 170 countries voted in favor of the resolution, three abstained, and six countries: Israel, the United States, Canada, Australia, Micronesia and Marshall Islands voted “no.”

Arctic Council Signs Oil Spill Response Deal ..... decision on the EU status has been deferred because of Canada’s concern....

KIRUNA, May 15 (RIA Novosti)
 – Foreign ministers from the Arctic Council’s member states have signed a legally binding agreement on preventing and responding to oil spills in the Arctic to protect the region’s waters, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. The treaty is “an effective tool protecting the Arctic environment at a time of active exploration of the opening Arctic deposits, and shows the firm responsibility of the Arctic states for the situation in the region,” Lavrov said at the opening of the council’s ministerial session in Sweden’s northernmost city of Kiruna. Lavrov said he “welcomed” the decision to expand the council by granting the so-called observer status to new states. China, Italy and four other Asian countries - India, Japan, South Korea and Singapore - gained observer status on the Council at a meeting on Wednesday. The Council also said it “positively” viewed the idea of granting the European Union observer status. However, a decision on the EU status has been deferred because of Canada’s concern over an EU ban on import of seal products, which came into effect in August.