Oil spills

Oil patches spotted in S’pore’s southern waters off Pulau Sebarok, Pulau Semakau and Selat Pauh: MPA

Pulau Semakau as seen on July 4. MPA said it has activated its oil spill response contractors after oil patches were spotted off Pulau Sebarok, Pulau Semakau and Selat Pauh.

Oil spill off UAE widens, prompting more beach closures

Images from the EU’s Copernicus satellite observation network dated Oct 24 show the oil spill has widened over the last few days and is reaching close to the shores of the northern Umm Al Quwain emirate.

UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah shuts all beaches as neighbours grapple with oil spill

A satellite image of an oil spill off the coast of Umm Al Quwain, UAE, on Oct 19.

Part of East Coast Park reopens after days of closure due to oil spill

A clean-up operation of the oil patches at Area D of East Coast Park on Oct 24.

Shell charged over 2 incidents involving ‘oily mixture’ discharged into S’pore waters in 2024

Around 40 tonnes of oily mixture was purportedly discharged through a hole in a four-inch slop pipeline within the company’s oil refining facility on Oct 20, 2024.

Microbes along S’pore coastline break down oil faster when sand is less waterlogged, has more oxygen: Report

Samples of sand were collected from Bendera Bay on St John’s Island, a beach designated for long-term scientific study.

Zelensky says Ukraine not behind Nord Stream blasts, cooperating with probe

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would cooperate with Berlin’s investigation and expressed hope that it would not cause a rift in relations.

Gulf oil spill fast becoming one of world’s worst in years, agencies warn

A satellite image showing an oil spill off the coast of Oman, on Aug 11, 2026.

Environmental disaster looms as tanker leaks off Oman

A satellite image shows an oil slick next to the Caroline Bezengi, a sanctioned vessel off the coast of the Dhofar Governorate in Oman, on July 28.

Tanker reports external explosion off Oman coast, crew safe

Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on May 25, 2026.

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