Black Sea, fuel oil

Heavy fuel oil makes Black Sea spill hard to clean up
The oil spill in the Black Sea that has hit Russian and Crimean coasts since mid-December is particularly hard to clean up because it involves a "heavy" fuel that is less likely to float.
Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill, declares emergency in Crimea
Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side of the Kerch Strait following an oil spill in the Black Sea last month.
Black Sea oil spill: 32 dolphins die so far
At least 32 dolphins died in the Black Sea due to fuel oil spill caused by an accident involving two Russian tankers in the stormy Kerch Strait. — Ukrinform.
Federal emergency due to oil spill in the Black Sea: all known facts and consequences
The Russian government made the declaration after a number of its tankers were sank in the body of water between itself, Ukraine, Turkey and Romania.
Oil spill in Black Sea smaller than first thought, Russia says
Russian investigators have determined that an oil spill from two tankers in the Black Sea last month was smaller than initially thought, the Transport Ministry said on Thursday. The oil leaked from two ageing tankers that were hit by a storm on Dec.
Russia's Black Sea Problems Are Getting Worse
Russia continues to suffer military defeats in the strategically vital Black Sea, one of Moscow's most crucial avenues for political and economic influence into the Mediterranean and beyond. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Ministry of Defense for comment.
Russia cleans up 86,000 tons of contaminated soil after Black Sea oil spill
More than 10,000 people have been working to shovel up viscous, foul-smelling fuel oil from sandy beaches in and around Anapa, a popular summer resort. Environmental groups have reported deaths of dolphins,
Russia clears thousands of tons of contaminated sand after Black Sea oil spill
Russian rescue workers have cleared more than 86,000 metric tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side of the Kerch Strait following an oil spill in the Black Sea last month, the emergencies ministry said on Saturday (Jan 4).
Russia Declares Federal Emergency Over Black Sea Oil Spill
Fuel oil spilled into the Black Sea by two storm-wrecked Russian tankers was washed ashore in southwestern Russia.
Clean-up Operation Launched On Beaches Of The Black Sea Following Oil Spill
Emergency workers clean up the beaches of the Black Sea in southern Russia following an oil spill which occured on December 15. Russia's Delfa centre, which rescues and provides rehabilitation for dolphins,

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Black Sea update: no enemy warships off Crimea coast
No Russian warships have been spotted in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov as of Wednesday morning. — Ukrinform.
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More and more dolphins die in the Black Sea
More and more dead dolphins are washing up on the shore following the accident involving two Russian oil tankers in the Kerch ...
Exclusive: Austria's OMV agrees to supply Romanian gas to Germany, sources say
Austria's OMV has struck a deal to supply Germany's Uniper with gas from its Black Sea project from 2027, three people ...