Oil Spill
Russia sees melting permafrost behind Arctic fuel spill
Environment
June 6, 2020
Russia sees melting permafrost behind Arctic fuel spill
An unprecedented fuel spill that has polluted huge stretches of Arctic rivers was caused by melting permafrost, Russian officials said…
Oil spill reappears in Ras Ghareb
Environment
November 6, 2019
Oil spill reappears in Ras Ghareb
Crude oil spills have re-emerged on the beaches of Ras Ghareb Corniche, which has been the site of petroleum pollution…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ‘worst is yet to come’ on oil spill
World
November 4, 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ‘worst is yet to come’ on oil spill
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday that “the worst is yet to come” with an oil spill that has affected…
Environment authority files claim against oil co. over Ras Gharib spill
Egypt
July 18, 2019
Environment authority files claim against oil co. over Ras Gharib spill
The Environment Affairs Authority in Hurghada filed on Thursday a claim against the General Petroleum Company over a Ras Gharib…
Oil spill across 1,500 meters at Ras Ghareb’s shores
Egypt
July 6, 2019
Oil spill across 1,500 meters at Ras Ghareb’s shores
The Environment Ministry announced Friday that it spotted crude oil spill pollution covering 1,500 meters of the coastal area of…
Prosecutors investigate oil spill in Red Sea
Egypt
April 27, 2019
Prosecutors investigate oil spill in Red Sea
Red Sea prosecutors on Sunday are investigating an oil spill in the Jebel al-Zayt coast, north of the Red Sea,…
Suez Canal Authority conducts virtual oil spill exercise
Science
October 18, 2018
Suez Canal Authority conducts virtual oil spill exercise
On Wednesday, the Suez Canal Authority conducted a virtual exercise to control pollution of an imagined petroleum spill in…
Environment Minister cleans oil spill at Alexandria seaport
Environment
September 15, 2018
Environment Minister cleans oil spill at Alexandria seaport
Environment Minister Yasmeen Fouad on Saturday issued an urgent order to clean up an oil spill in Alexandria. The…
Oil spill caused water cuts in Luxor
Egypt
December 23, 2017
Oil spill caused water cuts in Luxor
Water cuts occurred on Saturday for over seven hours in several areas of Luxor due to leakage of a petrol…
Kuwait says new oil spill strikes near site of August slick
Middle East
September 18, 2017
Kuwait says new oil spill strikes near site of August slick
Kuwait says an oil spill has been spotted near the site of a similar spill off its southern coast in…