August 24, 2020 Fossil fuels, Oil Major Norwegian oil production vessel hit by construction errors, Bellona warns Troubling construction errors have beset an Equinor-operated vessel bound for Norwegian oil fields, making it vulnerable to fatigue and […]
June 22, 2020 Arctic, Fossil fuels, Oil Oil spill in Russian Artic had many causes, environmentalists say Environmentalists say that accidents like an oil spill above Russia’s Arctic Circle could be avoided by eliminating systemic problems that […]
June 9, 2020 Arctic, Fossil fuels, Oil As Arctic oil spill spreads, Bellona offers assistance An oil spill near Norilsk above the Russian Arctic Circle has crept into a glacial lake after seeping through barriers meant to staunch its […]
June 8, 2020 Arctic, Climate change, Fossil fuels Russian prosecutor orders checks on permafrost-bound industry in wake of Arctic oil spill Russian prosecutors have ordered checks on infrastructure built on permafrost after a fuel tank collapsed in the Arctic, leading to a […]
June 4, 2020 Arctic, Fossil fuels, Oil Putin declares emergency over Arctic oil spill – is climate change to blame? A major oil spill in northern Siberia has prompted Vladimir Putin to declare a state of emergency in an environmentally fragile Arctic […]
