Activists say the spill - caused after two ships ran were battered by a storm - could cover an area of 400 sq km.

Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

Russian officials say rescue workers have successfully removed almost 1,500 tons of oil stranded onboard a tanker that ran ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, Poppy was able to sniff out an oil spill submerged in water and trapped under ice ...

Russians are ditching their summer holiday plans at popular Black Sea destinations because of an oil spill, while local ...

Local residents have been left heartbroken after breeding swans, who live in Bumblehole Nature Reserve, were relocated ...

An ongoing oil spill at a wellhead and subsequent fire in Buguma community in Nigeria's coastal Rivers state has entered its fourth week, with no immediate action taken by authorities or operators to ...

Trucks are transporting water into Tullah after the treatment plant near the West Coast town was forced to shut due to the oil spill in Lake Rosebery.

State police said a tanker rolled over on Route 9 south in Cromwell Monday night, causing 100 gallons of oil and diesel to ...

An oil spill in Nigeria's delta region has caused a fire that is yet to be contained. A subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited blames the spill on oil thieves. Accidents are ...