Iranian cities face severe air pollution, particularly during winter, due to old vehicles and dirty fuel. This has led to ...

Russians are ditching their summer holiday plans at popular Black Sea destinations due to the recent oil spill. Local ...

Dec. 15 (UPI) --Two oil tankers carrying nearly 9,000 metric tons of mazut fuel were damaged by a storm, broke in half, sunk and caused oil spills in Kerch Strait, which separates Crimea and ...

Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov announced that the damaged tanker would be drained earlier this month but ...

One sank and the other ran aground, pouring around 2,400 tonnes of mazut, or heavy fuel oil, into the surrounding waters, according to Russia's transport ministry. "A small oil slick reached ...

Russia said earlier in January that some 2,400 tonnes of mazut had been spilt by the two tankers, which were loaded with 9,200 tonnes between them. Mazut is a heavy fuel oil that is difficult to ...

TASS/. The two oil tankers that were damaged by a storm in the Black Sea were carrying nearly 9,000 tons of mazut, a spokesman for the emergencies services told TASS. "Each tanker was carrying ...