The ministry said experts had established that approximately 2,400 metric tons of oil products had spilled into the sea. "This is significantly less than the initial estimate, which was based on ...

An oil rig worker has been rescued from his North Sea base by the Coastguard following a medical emergency. A staff member was flown off the Noble Patriot rig, near the Shetland Isles, on ...

Oil production has slowed in the past decade but new discoveries are still being made in the North Sea. 15:26, 17 JAN 2025 Wildfires mixed with record fossil fuel burning make 2024 worst year ever ...

According to official reports, up to 5,000 of the 9,200 tons of mazut, a heavy, low-quality oil product, being transported by the tankers may have already leaked into the sea.

"The most critical element of the sanctions was the new barriers for the sale of Russian crude oil and oil products on international markets, which will most likely lead to a temporary increase in the ...