New major oil spill in the Komi Republic

On May 11, 2021, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Komi Republic reported the discovery of a rainbow film in the Kolva River. She

flows 130 kilometers from the cityUsinsk Its population is about 40 thousand. Human. It is reported that a state of emergency has already been introduced in the urban district of Usinsk. The oil spill was also brought under control by the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation. Just two days later, on May 13, residents of the village of Kolva noticed black ice on the river. It is noted that there is a persistent smell of petroleum products in the air.

"The main cause of accidentson oil pipelines—metal corrosion due to operation beyond the standard period. Companies underinvest hundreds of billions of rubles in their infrastructure, which increases the net profit of far from poor companies,” comments Vladimir Chuprov, project director of the Russian branch of Greenpeace. — The optimal way to solve the problem of oil spills is to gradually abandon the use of oil as an energy source. This is what climate scientists demand to save the climate. That is why Greenpeace, together with other organizations, proposed concrete steps for the country’s transition to green technologies as part of the Green Deal.”

The Green Deal is Russia's long-term development program designed to help tackle the climate and environmental crises. 

Greenpeace also published satellite images of the oil spill in the Komi Republic.

photo © Greenpeace

Let us remind you that earlier, in October 2020, there wasoil spill at the Kharyaga field in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Oil got into the Kolva River in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the city of Usinsk in the Komi Republic.
Rosprirodnadzor sent two claims to the Komi Arbitration Court for the recovery of damages from the LUKOIL-Komi company in the amount of more than 19 million rubles after an oil spill on the Kolva River.

The spill also occurred in December last year. Then, in the Komi Republic, another breakthrough occurred on the pipeline of the Yareganeft enterprise, which belongs to the Lukoil company.

Also, back in 2008, Komi ranked first in the North-West in terms of air pollution, and in terms of waste generation — fourth place in the region.

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