Markets Europe lost out on 3.8mn tonnes of Kazakh oil after Black Sea attacks Kazakhstan’s oil exports fell after Ukrainian drone attacks and stormy weather hampered operations at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s marine terminal in Novorossyisk. Its major oil field Tengiz also suffered an outage in January. 11/02/2026
Earth News Pipeline operator faces record fine after Gulf of Mexico oil spill Regulators say the 2023 spill off Louisiana could have been far smaller if risks had been addressed sooner. 06/01/2026
Ukraine Ukraine's Secret Service reveals strikes on Russian oil infrastructure Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) notes that the special operation targeted the Koltsevoye oil pipeline, which supplied resources to the Russian army, and is located just fifty kilometres from the Russian capital, Moscow. 01/11/2025
Europe News Hungary and Slovakia under pressure as US and EU target Russian energy Hungary and Slovakia will be squeezed by the US and the EU to drop Russian fossil fuels, a sector expert claims. As pressure from Washington grows, Hungary has signed a long-term gas contract with Shell to complement its Russian supplies. 11/09/2025
Europe News Hungary sanctions Ukrainian drone commander for oil pipeline bombing Robert Brovdi is a key commander of Ukraine's Armed Forces. Hungary's sanctions will see him face difficulties entering the Schengen Zone, including NATO institutions. 28/08/2025
Europe News Hungary and Slovakia in spat with Ukraine after oil pipeline bombing In a comment on Sunday, Zelenskyy indicated that the future of the pipeline could depend on Hungary's behaviour. Budapest said Kyiv harms its sovereignty, and Slovakia warned Ukraine might be left without fuel, if the attacks continue. 25/08/2025
Europe News Hungary and Slovakia demand EU action after Ukraine bombs oil pipeline Ukraine attacked the Druzhba pipeline for the third time, halting oil deliveries to Slovakia and Hungary. The European Commission has not reacted so far, but US President Donald Trump said he was very angry. 22/08/2025
Europe News Budapest threatens Kyiv with electricity cut after strikes on pipeline The tensions between the two countries escalated after Ukraine bombed the Drushba pipeline on Russian territory, effectively stopping oil deliveries to Slovakia and Hungary. 19/08/2025
World News Kilis-Aleppo natural gas pipeline opened: Gas flow to Syria started Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar called on European countries to support infrastructure projects for the return of Syrians in Europe. Turkey, Qatar, Azerbaijan and Syria are supporting a project that will provide electricity to 5 million households in Aleppo. 02/08/2025
Earth News Greenpeace must pay nearly €613m over US pipeline protests, jury says The environmental organisation has previously said the case could threaten to bankrupt it. 20/03/2025
Earth News Greenpeace says oil pipeline lawsuit threatens its future The lawsuit accuses Greenpeace of defamation and orchestrating criminal behaviour during pipeline protests in 2016 and 2017. 24/02/2025
Niger A lifeline lost? Niger's China backed oil pipeline is in deep trouble Diplomatic tensions with neighbouring Benin and a rebel group that wants to restore democracy in the West African country have brought the pipeline to a standstill. 24/06/2024
Sweden Sweden closes probe into explosions on Nord Stream pipelines Swedish officials say the results of their investigation so far mean they do not have jurisdiction in the case. 07/02/2024
Ukraine Euroviews. This is how Big Oil continues to profit from Russia's war in Ukraine Governments in Europe have a choice to make: do they continue to turn a blind eye to this blood money, or do they face it head-on and make sure the right thing is done, Lucy Hall writes. 13/07/2023
Climate French activists trick locals with fake oil pipeline The stunt was intended to raise awareness of a huge project in Uganda and Tanzania that will affect 19,000 households. 28/04/2023
No Comment Flash flood gushes down Pipeline Fire burn scar in Arizona Water swept through the Pipeline Fire burn scar near Flagstaff, Arizona, as flash flooding remained a threat on Saturday, July 16. 18/07/2022