Oil

The world’s persistent dependence on oil continues to be one of the biggest challenges to preventing climate change and maintaining environmental integrity worldwide. This section explores the global oil industry and the challenges it presents to advancing a robust ecological agenda.

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Oil

Kharayaga rig (Frontpage ingress image)

January 23, 2007 Oil

Oil spill in Komi: cause and the size of the spill kept hidden

An incident in Komi republic, in northern Russia, resulted in an oil spill. Local environmental groups raised the alarm, but the pipeline […]

Server (Frontpage ingress image)

January 15, 2007 Oil

Cargo ship carrying oil, wrecks just off Norwegian coast

A cargo ship containing 585 tonnes of bunkers oil and 72 tons of diesel oil, wrecked outside Fedje on the Norwegian west coast, Friday […]

December 1, 2006 Gas, Oil

A “cold” day in Helsinki

The latest EU-Russia summit, focusing on the renewal of the ten-year old Co-operation and Partnership Agreement, unfortunately ended without […]

November 14, 2006 Oil

Russian pipelines in critical condition

The government’s technical standards watchdog warned that almost all the country’s oil and gas pipelines were in critical […]

Putin and freinds (Frontpage ingress image)

October 21, 2006 Gas, Oil

EU energy needs don’t deter European leaders from pressing Putin on human rights

Russian President Vladimir Putin dodged European Union (EU) leaders’ demands that he commit to a legally binding energy charter that would […]