How will Russia clean up oil spill?

Russian authorities plan to build a “flexible pipeline” to pump out toxic fuel collected from the site of the largest-ever oil spill in the Arctic. More than 21,000 metric tons of diesel leaked into soil and rivers after a fuel tank collapsed on May 29 at a power plant near the Siberian city of Norilsk.

How was the Norilsk oil spill cleaned up?

6,500 sq m of area on the banks of the river have been treated with sorbents. To ensure an effective clean-up operation, 8 tonnes of sorbents have been shipped to Norilsk. As of 4 June, a total of 1,450 cubic metres of contaminated soil has been removed, and 201 tonnes of diesel fuel pumped from the area around CHPP-3.

How much oil did Russia spill?

Independent estimates put the figure at up to 2 million barrels. Some 10,000 oil leaks and spills take place in Russia every year due to aging infrastructure and other factors, Greenpeace’s Ivan Blokov told The Moscow Times.

Who controls Russia’s oil?

The oil industry was privatized after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but largely moved under the government control in the middle of 2000s. The country’s economy is strongly dependent on its energy exports. Russia was the fourth-largest oil-exporting region worldwide in 2020.

Why has Russia declared a state of emergency over oil spill?

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle. The spill happened when a fuel tank at a power plant near the Siberian city of Norilsk collapsed last Friday.

What is the worst oil spill in Russia’s Arctic history?

It is the worst accident of its kind in modern times in Russia’s Arctic region, environmentalists and officials say. The oil started leaking on 29 May. So far about 21,000 tonnes have contaminated the Ambarnaya river and surrounding subsoil.

Will Russia apply the same rigour in Antarctica as in the Arctic?

He will certainly apply the same rigour in Antarctica. Russia is reported to have more than $8 trillion worth of untapped oil and gas in its sector of the Arctic. This will enable Russia to add more than 1.5 million barrels of oil a day (mbd) to its current oil production of 11.23 mbd in a few years’ time.

What is the Norilsk oil spill and what’s happening?

Emergency teams are trying to contain the oil, which has now travelled about 20km (12 miles) north of Norilsk from a collapsed fuel tank. It is the worst accident of its kind in modern times in Russia’s Arctic region, environmentalists and officials say.