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Oil Tanker Containing 1.4 Million Liters Sinks Near Manila

Philippine Tanker Sinking: Fuel Spill Crisis Fuel Tanker Disaster Off Manila Sparks Environmental Crisis An industrial fuel oil tanker flying the Philippine flag, carrying 1.4 million liters, has tragically capsized and sunk near the capital, Manila. The incident occurred in the early hours off Limay in Bataan province, as confirmed by governmental authorities. On its voyage to Iloilo, MT Terra Nova went down about 7 kilometers from shore in Manila Bay. Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista elaborated on the dire…

Exporting Nigerian Oil: Exploring Chad as an Alternative Route

Chad-Niger Pipeline Project: Renewed Talks and Strategic Shifts The Chadian oil minister’s visit to Niamey between July 10 and 13 marked a significant step towards reviving the pipeline project between Chad and Niger. In 2019, Nigeria sidelined this project in favor of the Benin route. However, the current diplomatic conflict between Benin and Niger is creating an opportunity to reconsider the Chadian option. This shift brings a renewed focus on connecting the Agadem oil fields to the Doba pipeline in Chad. Niger’s Oil…

Five Just Stop Oil Activists Sentenced to a Combined 21 Years in Prison for Blocking UK Motorway

Jail Time for Just Stop Oil Protesters: A Detailed Breakdown Five activists, including the co-founder of Just Stop Oil, have been given a combined sentence of 21 years for orchestrating protests that brought the M25 motorway in London to a standstill. The individuals involved—Roger Hallam (58), Daniel Shaw (38), Louise Lancaster (58), Lucia Whittaker De Abreu (35), and Cressida Gethin (22)—decided to create traffic chaos by having demonstrators scale gantries over the motorway for four consecutive days in November 2022.…

social tensions in the oil industry

In Chad, the oil tanker ExxonMobil is in the knife segment with its employees. The American multinational, which operates the Doba oil basin in the south of the country, announced a few months ago its intention to sell its assets to an English company. But the terms of this departure do not suit the employees who have entered into a quarrel with the American company. Yesterday, the employees even…

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