What just happened to the price of oil?

There is no guarantee the problems of storage evident in the US won’t spread to other markets  

Why India is unwilling to discuss forests at international fora

India’s recent spate of objections indicates an unwillingness to engage with issues related to forests and climate change, explained in …

Amid COVID-19 outbreak, India imports record LNG

The pandemic has led to a reduction in demand for crude globally

Slick moppers

An environmental catastrophe

South African court prohibits Shell, Impact from oil & gas exploration in Wild Coast

Environmentalists were concerned about the impact the exploration would have on whales and other marine life.  

Mauritius must protect vulnerable coastal communities from the effects of the oil spill

The Mauritius oceans are particularly important for Creole community that live in villages along the coastline and are descendants of African and …

The rush to use fossil fuels due to the war in Ukraine is “madness”: UN Secretary-General

European thermal coal prices have more than doubled since the start of the war

Lives of 130,000 elephants threatened by new massive oil field in Africa

Despite increase in cover, Indonesia is fifth largest loser of forests

In 2011-13, Indonesia lost an average tree cover of 1.6 million hectares per year

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From gas to oil, courtesy winter

Thorough overhaul

With leaking ship breaking apart, Mauritius heading for ‘catastrophe’

When it breaks, the MV Wakashio could leak 2,500 tonnes more, of oil into the ocean

ILLEGAL SANCTION

Stiff penalty

Oil hypocrisy: Countries that imposed crude oil sanctions on Russia used India, others as ‘laundromats’ for refined products

Two Gujarat ports exported the highest seaborne refined oil to Price Cap Coalition countries  

Mauritius is reeling from a spreading oil spill – and people are angry with how the government has handled it

The recent Beirut tragedy — a deadly explosion of ammonium nitrate in long-term port storage — and now this Mauritius incident raise …

Look how oil spill affects health, environment in Brazil

Oil spill has spread across 2,500 kilometres since September, and has reached 92 municipalities and 14 conservation units in nine states

Expanding palm oil cultivation in Africa can be risky for endangered primates

A new study says that it will be challenging to reconcile oil palm expansion and African primate conservation as most areas suitable for …

A blast off the top

The blowout at its rig in Andhra Pradesh has put the Oil and Natural Gas Commission in a technological fix, apart from raising the question of …

DRC: Oil drilling allowed in last refuge of 'Critically Endangered' apes

The UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to half the world’s mountain gorillas

Oil's well that ends well

Spilling the beans

Oil spills can cause more long-term environmental damage than previously thought of