The Kerch Strait Incident In mid-December, a severe storm in the Kerch Strait led to the sinking of two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239.

The oil products spill largely affected beaches where people rest, head of the Russian Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service, Rosselkhoznadzor, Sergey Dankvert added ...

Fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers nearly three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, close to eastern Crimea — some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from Sevastopol, which lies on the ...

The accident, which the United Arab Emirates said was unrelated to the conflict between Israel and Iran, occurred amid ...

Oil prices have fluctuated due to concerns about potential supply disruptions in the Middle East following recent Israeli strikes on Iran, but no actual supply cuts have occurred. The Strait of ...

As the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, speculation is rising about whether the Iranians will close the Strait of Hormuz, which is critical to the world’s oil production. The ...

Environmental experts said the oil spill could have been more damaging under different circumstances: The section into which the diesel flowed is somewhat enclosed on three sides, keeping the ...

Two oil tankers collided and caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday night. The tankers, located off the coast of Iran, were reportedly experiencing navigational problems.

The Strait of Hormuz may be one of the most strategically sensitive energy corridors in the world, but the oil market isn’t blinking, yet, with Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi predicting Iran will not ...

Sea turtles, meanwhile, saw huge declines due to the oil spill, with an estimated death toll of 4,900-7,600 large juvenile and adult sea turtles and 56,000-166,000 small juvenile sea turtles.

The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea, sees roughly 20 million barrels per day of oil and oil products pass through, accounting for nearly one-fifth of global ...