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Thai Oil says Si Racha spill contained
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/06/2025
» Thai Oil Plc says a crude oil spill in the sea near its refinery in Chon Buri province has been contained, with no visible traces of oil remaining in the area.
20 tonnes of crude in Chon Buri waters
Online Reporters, Published on 06/06/2025
» One of Thailand's major crude oil producers has stated that a leak from one of its storage sites off the shores of Chon Buri province late Thursday was due to an unforeseen accident.
LPG tanker aground on Koh Lan beach, Pattaya
Published on 26/03/2025
» CHON BURI - An unloaded LPG tanker ran aground on rocks at a beach on Koh Lan early on Tuesday morning.
When disasters create unlikely alliances
Oped, Published on 15/03/2025
» Disasters are tragic and frightening events, whether emerging from the climate crisis, armed conflict, or health catastrophe. They reveal deep social inequalities and compel fear and insecurity. But times of catastrophe can also serve as opportunities to turn toward collective resilience and mutual aid and build unlikely alliances between communities.
Ships still on fire after North Sea collision
AFP, Published on 11/03/2025
» GRIMSBY, England - Fires were still raging on Tuesday after a cargo ship laden with toxic materials slammed into a tanker carrying flammable jet fuel in the North Sea, as questions mounted about how the accident happened.
Singapore reports 23 tonnes of oil leak near Sentosa
Published on 07/02/2025
» A diesel oil leak was discovered in the southern waters of Singapore on Wednesday, caused by a damaged shore fuel hose on an island near Sentosa.
Vintage tonnage keeps Russian oil flowing
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 17/01/2025
» The name is brilliant: "vintage tonnage". It evokes 17th-century pirate vessels flying the skull-and-crossbones, 18th-century ships-of-the-line bristling with cannons, or even 19th-century clipper ships in full sail bringing tea to England and America. The images are always romantic and often beautiful.
Germany races to secure stricken 'Russian shadow fleet' oil tanker
AFP, Published on 11/01/2025
» BERLIN — Germany was racing Saturday to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off its northern coast, towing the stricken ship it said was part of Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet" away from shore to avert an oil spill.
Are Russian sanctions working? Debate takes new urgency with Trump
Published on 02/01/2025
» LONDON — Thousands of far-reaching sanctions have been imposed by dozens of countries on Russian banks, businesses and people since Moscow ordered tanks to roll across the border into Ukraine in the winter of 2022.
Bulk carriers collide in China, resulting in oil spill
Reuters, Published on 01/01/2025
» SINGAPORE — Two bulk carriers collided in China's Yangtze river, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Tuesday, adding that no injuries to the crew were reported.