A tanker at anchor off Kuwait experienced a significant explosion on its port side, resulting in water ingress. A small craft was seen leaving the area after the blast. There is an oil leak but no fires,

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A key oil pumping station in Russia's Tatarstan region was rocked by an explosion overnight on February 22-23. The facility is a hub for Russia's energy sector and the Druzhba pipeline, which carries oil to Europe.

A tanker anchored off Kuwait experienced a large explosion on its port side, leading to oil leakage and water intake. While the explosion raised environmental concerns, no fires erupted, and the crew remained unharmed.

In the evening, an explosion occurred at an inactive gas station in Mykolaiv. Seven patrol police officers were injured in the incident, according to the head of the National Police of Ukraine, Ivan Vyhivskyi.