Russia Estimates Lukoil's Oil Spill Damage at $4 Million

Russian environment watchdog has estimated the environment damage from a recent spill at one of oilfields of producer Lukoil at 300 million roubles ($4.1 million).

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russian environment watchdog has estimated the environment damage from a recent spill at one of oilfields of producer Lukoil in the northwestern region of Komi at 300 million roubles ($4.1 million), the RIA news agency quoted it as saying on Thursday.

A pipeline at one of Lukoil's fields leaked 100 tons of oil in May.

($1 = 73.1910 roubles)