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Publish date: February 1, 2005
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A number of oil spills have taken place in the area, where Lukoil has a number of fields and installations. The 57 millions roubles (over $2 million) allocated to cleanup projects is 15 million roubles ($536 thousand) than anticipated by the Komi Ministry of Natural Resources. Valery Ivanov, deputy chief of the comercial security and nature preservation department of the Lukoil-Komi, says the amount of oil waste from the reservoirs last year decreased by 36,000 tons compared to 2003. He also says 57,000 tons of oil waste was reprocessed by the company in 2004.
An accident aboard numerous Volgoneft oil tankers in the Kerch in mid December clearly show what can happen to aged ships when they are operated in bad weather—and when economic and military objectives are prioritized over the lives of crews and environmental safety.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
A visit last week by Vladimir Putin and a Kremlin entourage to Astana, Kazakhstan sought in part to put Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, on good footing with local officials.