Researchers at Texas A&M University and UC Berkeley successfully created a 17-foot-tall fire whirl over crude oil, burning the fuel 40% faster, reducing soot emissions by 40%, and consuming up to 95% of the fuel to improve oil spill response.
Environmental groups warn climate change is causing a "catastrophic mortality event" for Pacific gray whales due to food depletion from melting sea ice. Other factors like ship strikes and pollution also contribute, leading to a near halving of the population since 2019. A petition to relist them under the Endangered Species Act is pending.
O presidente Lula visitou o estaleiro Detroit Brasil em Itajaí, Santa Catarina, onde são fabricadas embarcações para a Petrobras. A iniciativa faz parte do Programa Mar Aberto, que prevê a construção de 42 embarcações no estado, com investimento de R$ 12 bilhões e geração de mais de 5 mil empregos.
Venezuela has accused Trinidad and Tobago of an oil spill reaching its shores, threatening ecosystems and fishing. Caracas demands transparency and responsibility from Port of Spain, which has deployed security forces to investigate the alleged incident.
An oil spill occurred in the Homancheon River in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province. Authorities are conducting cleanup operations, with most of the oil removed. The spill is suspected to be caused by a vehicle hitting waste oil containers near a car center.
An oil spill near Iran's Kharg Island, the country's primary oil export hub, has raised concerns amid a US naval blockade. Satellite images show a significant oil slick, potentially amounting to 3,000 barrels lost. This incident occurs as Iran faces a storage crisis due to the blockade, with capacity nearing its limit.
Ukrainian drones struck the Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea for the third time this month, causing a massive fire and forcing nearby residents to evacuate. More than 160 firefighters were deployed to extinguish the blaze. Earlier strikes caused an oil spill and black rain. Ukraine's military confirmed the attack as part of efforts to reduce Russia's military-economic potential.
Environmental groups have sued the Trump administration over its approval of BP's $5bn Kaskida oil drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico, filed exactly 16 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The project will drill 6,000ft underwater plus miles into the seabed to extract 80,000 barrels daily from a 10bn-barrel deposit, starting in 2029. The lawsuit alleges BP failed to provide required safety information and cannot contain a potential 4.5m-barrel spill.
Ukrainian UAV attack on Russia's Krasnodar Region on April 16 caused a 10,000 square meter oil spill in the Black Sea near Tuapse. The drone strike damaged marine terminal infrastructure, triggering a fire that burned for three days. Two people were killed, including a minor, and five others were injured. Response teams deployed 750 meters of containment booms and five oil recovery devices.
An oil product spill of 10,000 square meters occurred in the Black Sea near Tuapse, Russia, after Ukrainian UAV forces attacked the marine terminal on April 16. Specialists deployed 750 meters of containment booms and five oil recovery devices. A new UAV attack on April 20 caused another fire, killing one person and injuring another.
