An oil spill at the Deurganck Dock in Belgium’s Port of Antwerp has caused significant disruption to port operations, authorities said on Friday.

Sweden has seized an oil tanker in the Baltic Sea suspected of causing a spill near the island of Gotland, in a move that highlights growing efforts to crack down on vessels linked to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet.”

Environmental group Greenpeace is warning of a potential environmental disaster from oil spills as ships carrying a total of 21 billion liters of oil remain trapped in the Persian Gulf.

An oil spill covering roughly 35,000 square meters has been reported in southern Russia’s Astrakhan region, the local environmental watchdog said on Thursday.

A deliberate attack on Colombia’s Bicentenario oil pipeline has led to a significant oil spill contaminating the Arauca River.

The Keystone pipeline system, which transports crude oil from Canada to the U.S., was shut down Tuesday morning following an oil spill in southeastern North Dakota, according to government and company officials.

Russia is continuing its Black Sea clean-up operation in the Kerch Strait following last December’s oil spill caused by two storm-stricken Russian tankers, according to Russian authorities.

Ecuador's state-owned oil company declared an emergency over a damaged pipeline and cut crude exports on Tuesday following a spill that polluted several rivers, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without drinking water, authorities said.

Oil has washed up along "tens of kilometres" of the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were severely damaged in a storm over the weekend, according to a local governor.