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The Lobitos oil spill occurred on December 21, 2024, during pre-shipment maneuvers for oil on the Polyaigos vessel at the Talara Refinery underwater terminal, managed by Petroperú in the district of Lobitos, located in the province of Talara in Piura, Peru. The presence of hydrocarbons was detected during certification for loading procedures.
The extreme weather phenomenon came the day after Peru declared an environmental emergency following a shipment from state oil firm Petroperu on December 21 that sent 10,000 square meters of crude ...
An oil spill affecting two kilometers of coastline leads to the closure of three beaches in Valencia. [32] 17 July – Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces measures to reduce the spread of fake news and harmful content in all forms of media, which the People's Party claims is an act to censor and control critical media. [33]
Early in the morning of 15 December 2024, two Russian Project 1577 Volgoneft oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, were caught in a storm just south of the Kerch Strait. Volgoneft-212, which was reportedly carrying about 4,900 tonnes of mazut, broke in two and sank, resulting in an oil spill and the death of one crew member.
An oil spill, which appeared to originate from Venezuela's El Palito refinery several days ago, has contaminated a bay off the country's north-central coast in the Caribbean Sea, five sources told ...
August 2024 oil spill caused by attacks on the tanker Sounion; Location: Red Sea, "77 nautical miles to the West of Al Hudaydah": Coordinates: 1]: Date: 22 August 2024: Cause; Cause: Destruction of the oil tanker Sounion by Houthi militants: Operator: Delta Tankers: Spill characteristics; Volume: Up to 150,000 tons (~1 million barrels) of petroleum: The attacks on the MT Sounion refers to ...
The environmental impact of the oil spill remains unclear, but local newspaper The Straits Times reported that fishermen were on alert for a spike in the number of fish deaths over the next few days.
2024 Kerch Strait oil spill Russia, Kerch Strait [d] 15 December 2024 – present Unknown [391] 9,000 3,700 [392] Unknown [393] [394] [395] Two fuel oil tankers foundered during a storm. 2024 Bayou Lafourche oil spill United States, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana: 27 July 2024: n/a n/a 112 unknown [396] Northeast Brazil oil spill Brazil