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The Rising Risk Of Russian Oil Spills In Scandinavia (OilPrice.com)

The risk of an oil spill in the narrow waterway between Denmark and Sweden is set to increase when EU sanctions on Russian oil exports by sea comes into ...

“Failure to comply with the rules and recommendations of the IMO will not only pose an environmental risk to Danish territorial waters. This, if not addressed, could raise the risk of dangerous and environmentally-disastrous oil spills from ships that would not use a specialized pilot or try to go dark and circumvent the sanctions. The UN agency International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Danish maritime authorities strongly recommend the use of a specialized pilot on ships passing through the Danish straits with its many islands.

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Danish Maritime is Concerned Russian Tankers Will Sail Without ... (The Maritime Executive)

With tensions further increasing between Russia and the west, the Danish Maritime Authority is expressing safety concerns over Russian tankers operati...

The Danish Maritime Authority is raising concern that tankers carrying Russian oil might elect not to use pilots when transiting Danish waters. While Russian ships were being turned away from European ports, the Danish government cited an 1857 treaty that provides safe passage through the straits. Turning off AIS signals is a common tactic, but the Danes are concerned that tankers carrying Russian oil might also elect to forego pilots to reduce observations of their movements. The Financial Times reports that the volumes have remained nearly constant since the start of the war but it is unclear how the new sanctions will impact the trade. The Danish Maritime Authority’s data shows that nearly all of them are currently using pilots. The maritime authority is concerned with increased sanctions on Russian oil due to begin in just over two months, that Russian tankers might increase their attempts to hide their activities.

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Denmark says Baltic gas pipeline leaks 'deliberate actions' (WNYT)

Seismologists say explosions rattled the Baltic Sea before unusual leaks were discovered on two natural gas pipelines running underwater from Russia to ...

He said perhaps someone sought “to send a signal that something could happen to the Norwegian gas.” “There is no question that the largest environmental impact of this is to the climate, because methane is a really potent greenhouse gas,” he said. Plunging Russian gas supplies have caused prices to soar, pressuring governments to help [ease the pain of sky-high energy bills](https://apnews.com/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-european-union-commission-0b274c50c67fc25400e11cdbf06a33e9) for households and businesses as winter nears. “Currently, it is not possible to estimate a timeframe for restoring the gas transport infrastructure,” a company statement said. The leaks raised the stakes on whether energy infrastructure was being targeted and led to a small We are extremely worried by this news,” he said in a conference call with reporters. [center of an energy clash between Europe and Russia](https://apnews.com/article/inflation-russia-ukraine-covid-health-923304026448bda234d6890592f55463) since the invasion of Ukraine in late February. “An era that was marked by blackmail, threats and extortion.” A second, stronger blast northeast of the island that night was equivalent to a magnitude-2.3 earthquake. Danish Energy Minister Dan Jørgensen said that “we cannot say how long the leak will go” on for as the gas has not been turned off. There was no indication when the gas would be turned off. [the war in Ukraine](Nord Stream AG has started mobilization of all necessary resources for a survey campaign to assess the damages in cooperation exchange with relevant local authorities.

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