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Illegal waste dumps on state oil giant Rosneft s fields in the Khanty-Mansi region alone could do more than $8 billion in environmental damage, according to one of three reports commissioned by the Russian Health Ministry and obtained by Radio Svoboda, which is releasing them to the public in their entirety for the first time.
Drillers use specialized fluids that include oil, water, and other chemical
additives, depending on the soil type. The average well depth is 3,100 meters, though many are 5 kilometers or deeper.
On average, drilling produces around 560 tons of waste per 1,000 meters, according to oil-industry sources. According to data from Russia s Energy Ministry, 28.5 million meters were drilled in Russia in 2019, the most recent year for which data is available.
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Russian firm pays record fine over Arctic oil spill © AFP The spill happened last May and saw some 21,000 tonnes of diesel pour into rivers
A mining firm has paid a record $2bn (£1.4bn) fine over a huge oil spill that caused one of Russia s worst environmental disasters.
Norilsk Nickel, the world s leading nickel and palladium producer, said it paid the fine on Wednesday.
The fuel spill last May saw 21,000 tonnes of diesel pour from one of the company s storage tanks into rivers and lakes in Russia s Arctic north.
It prompted President Vladimir Putin to declare a state of emergency.