An international ban starting July first, on the use of Heavy Fuel Oil, HFO, in the Arctic region ... The sludge-like fuel is almost impossible to clean up if a spill occurs.

Nearly 150 volunteers and workers involved in cleaning up oil along the Black ... two aging tankers carrying 9,200 metric tons of heavy fuel oil. The spill prompted the Russian government to ...

The two vessels were loaded with a total of 9,000 tons of heavy fuel oil, and the authorities are now working not only to clean up the shores, but also to try to contain additional spills from the ...