Soviet ekranoplans skimmed the sea at 600 km/h in a cloud of spray and vapor – the KM “Caspian Sea Monster” stunned NATO ...

The partnership aims to identify promising production zones of the mature assets, develop comprehensive reservoir modeling, and design well and drilling rig programs to support the Early Production ...

This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. Around the world, rivers and lakes that sustained civilisations ...

What do you do when a mysterious sea serpent is prowling warm Gulf waters? You catch it, chop it up and make it into soup. That's the lesson learned in a segment in Nashville writer Allen Sircy's new ...

Simon Goodman has provided advice to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Caspian seal conservation, and in the past has conducted research and advised oil and gas companies in the ...

Nicknamed the "Caspian Sea Monster," the Ekranoplan was one of the boldest Soviet engineering feats of the 20th century. Designed as a high-speed troop and missile carrier skimming just meters above ...

Rapid falls in the level of the Caspian Sea are affecting ports and oil shipments and threatening to inflict catastrophic damage on sturgeon and seal populations, according to Azerbaijani officials.

A Ukrainian drone struck a Russian cargo ship responsible for importing war material—most prominently including Shahed drones—from Iran across the Caspian Sea. Several weeks after its highly ...

Minister says water loss is accelerating Oil volumes fall at Azerbaijan's Dubendi terminal Baku port steps up dredging to maintain tanker access Seals and sturgeon under threat BAKU, Aug 21 (Reuters) ...

Energy and trade on the Caspian Sea remain very important for the region’s, and even the world’s, growth and prosperity. The Caspian region, a vital geopolitical crossroads and emerging trade artery, ...

Images of what is claimed to be a Chinese version of the famous Soviet Ekranoplan have found their way on the internet. Technically called a wing-in-ground effect (WIG) vehicle, this is the first time ...

Aktau, Kazakhstan – During his childhood, Adilbek Kozybakov’s mother always kept a jar of sturgeon caviar in the fridge. Each day, she would spoon it on small pieces of bread and butter for him and ...