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An Mi-8 helicopter travelling from the Vankor oil and gas field in the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk to Staryi Urengoi in the Yamalo-Nenets region crashed near its destination killing 16 of the 19 passengers on board and all three crew. Three passengers survived. Rescuers found the helicopter lying on its side in the tundra. ...
On October 15 about 170 tons of oil leaked from a Siberian refinery belonging to state-owned oil giant Rosneft, according to emergency response officials cited by news agency Interfax.The total size of the spill was about 170 tons and the affected area is 1,200 square meters, a spokesperson for the emergency services in the city of Nizhnevartovsk in the Khanty-Mansiisk autonomous district said....
A significant leak from an oil pipeline on the Russian Black Sea coast on December 23 caused a state of emergency to be declared in the town of Tuapse two days later, with stormy weather hampering cleanup efforts. More than 300 workers were at the scene on December 25, according to the Krasnodar regional government website....
Russian oil giant Rosneft said on June 16 it had halted production at its Achinsk refinery in the Krasnoyarsk region, eastern Siberia, after an explosion and fire killed at least six people. The company said the fire broke out in a fractionation unit at the 140,000 barrels per day refinery, causing fatalities and injuries. An Emergencies Ministry official said six people had died, seven were injured and three others were missing....
A BBC report has claimed Russia is having to carry out a nuclear waste recovery programme in the seas to the north of the country to ensure oil and gas exploration in the area can proceed without undue risk....
BP says it has agreed to sell its 50% stake in TNK-BP to Russia's Rosneft in return for cash and shares. The UK-based group will receive $17.1bn (£10.7bn) cash and an initial 12.84% stake in Rosneft, and will use some of the cash in future to buy further Rosneft shares, taking its stake to 19.75%. This will enable BP to continue to share in Russia's vast energy resources. ...