Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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Russian oil rig in Caspian Sea halts production after Ukrainian drone strike

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) struck Russia’s Vladimir #Filanovsky field in the #CaspianSea for the first time with #long-range #drones, halting #oil and #as production from more than 20 #wells, a source in the #BU said on Dec. 11

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-sbu-says-drones-hit-russian-oil-production-infrastructure-in-caspian-sea-for-the-first-time/

#UkrainianDrones #Lukoil #offshore #OilRigs #RussianInvasion #war

Thousands of flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs then taking off a few hours later – here’s why...

https://theconversation.com/thousands-of-flies-keep-landing-on-north-sea-oil-rigs-then-taking-off-a-few-hours-later-heres-why-265622

"Birds aren’t the only creatures that fly south for the winter."

#NorthSea #OilRigs #flies #flying #CraigHannah #ExeterUniversity #ecology #conservation #TheConversation #HoverFlies #EvaJimenez-Guri #StevenVass

Flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs

https://theconversation.com/thousands-of-flies-keep-landing-on-north-sea-oil-rigs-then-taking-off-a-few-hours-later-heres-why-265622

#HackerNews #Flies #NorthSea #OilRigs #Nature #Science #Environment

Thousands of flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs then taking off a few hours later – here’s why

<<The engineer, whose name was Craig Hannah, was also a keen naturalist and photographer. He saw the same thing happening repeatedly and wondered if it would be of interest to insect researchers. This led him to the University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology and Conservation, to which we are both affiliated. >>

https://theconversation.com/thousands-of-flies-keep-landing-on-north-sea-oil-rigs-then-taking-off-a-few-hours-later-heres-why-265622

#TheConversation #Nature #Pollination #OilRigs #Hoverflies

Titans of the industry.

#aiart #photomanipulation #digitalart #industrial #surreal #technology #oilpumps #oilrigs