カテゴリー: Oil
Rick Haythornthwaite stonewalled investigator on the trail of ‘world’s biggest financial scandal’Read more: New Natwest boss worked for oil firm under investigationOn a summer’s day in 2009 on the sparkling waters of the French Riviera, the superyacht …
Authorities scramble to contain leak from sunken tanker that was carrying about 800,000 litres of oilAuthorities in the Philippines are scrambling to contain an oil leak from a sunken tanker that could threaten the rich biodiversity of more than 20 mar…
Despite declaring a climate emergency, government is in court defending decision to issue fossil fuel prospecting permits in TaranakiNew Zealand’s government has argued that the climate crisis is of “insufficient weight” to stop it issuing oil and gas…
Ban on sales to everything except essential services comes as nation tries to conserve fuel supplies that are barely enough to last a single dayCash-strapped Sri Lanka has announced a two-week halt to all fuel sales except for essential services and ca…
European Commission downgrades growth prospects from 4% to 2.7%, while economy slows rapidly in ChinaRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesThe growth prospects for the EU have been revised sharply downwards after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine put paid to ho…
Foreign secretary urges democracies to join in applying sanctions to Russia after Ukraine invasionIndia’s external affairs minister, Dr S Jaishankar, has defended his country’s right to buy discounted oil from Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukra…
Economist calls for compressed working hours with 10-hour days in response to higher fuel pricesUkraine-Russia war – latest updatesThe Philippines is considering a four-day working week to conserve energy, as the cost of fuel continues to rise globally…
A beach in eastern Thailand has been declared a disaster area as oil leaking from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand continues to wash ashore and blacken the sand.The leak, from a pipeline owned by Star Petroleum Refining, started…
Volcanic eruption caused spill, described as the worst ecological disaster to hit country in recent history, at refineries operated by Spanish oil giant RepsolPeru has demanded compensation from the Spanish oil giant Repsol after freak waves from a vol…
We must find a way to embrace shipping, the ocean and our place in the world without shackling ourselves to unpayable foreign debtGrowing up in Sri Lanka in the 1990s, it was drilled into me from an early age that my island was destined to be a maritim…
Two tankers flying the flag of the remote Pacific archipelago are alleged to have been involved in subterfuge shipping of Iranian oilTwo tankers flying the flag of the Cook Islands have been scrubbed from the islands’ shipping registry after allegation…
Focus shifts to compensation and environmental impact of huge fire that has been burning since June in the state of Assam A massive oil well fire that raged for more than five months in north-east India has been extinguished, officials have said.Oil In…
MV Wakashio has split in two and leaked 1,000 tonnes of oil into the water since it ran agroundSalvage crews were preparing to sink a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground off Mauritius, despite opposition from environmental campaigners.The MV Wakashio …
About 2,500 people evacuated, amid fears that leaking oil and gas has killed river dolphins and birds An oil well in the Indian state of Assam is still leaking gas “uncontrollably” after a blowout a week ago that it is feared has killed endangered rive…
Centre Alliance’s Rex Patrick wants to overturn the decisions that limit Australia’s exposure to international courtsThe crossbench senator Rex Patrick will push to fix a historic wrong stemming from the “shameful” treatment of Timor-Leste during oil a…