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Maniatis: Oman Spill Cleanup May Cost USD 200-500M

Bloomberg Markets Monday 17 August 2026, 05:46 UTC 1 min read
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Aug 17th, 2026 Maniatis: Oman Spill Cleanup May Cost USD 200-500M Specialists are racing to salvage a sinking shadow-fleet tanker off Oman that has caused a massive oil slick. Personnel have already boarded the Caroline Bezengi, a Suezmax that has grounded off Oman’s southern coast. Dimitris Maniatis, CEO of maritime risk management firm Marisks spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the short & long-term consequences of such a spill.

Aug 17th, 2026 Maniatis: Oman Spill Cleanup May Cost USD 200-500M Specialists are racing to salvage a sinking shadow-fleet tanker off Oman that has caused a massive oil slick. Personnel have already boarded the Caroline Bezengi, a Suezmax that has grounded off Oman’s southern coast. Dimitris Maniatis, CEO of maritime risk management firm Marisks spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the short & long-term consequences of such a spill.
Oman (LOCATION) Caroline Bezengi (PERSON) Suezmax (PERSON) Dimitris Maniatis (PERSON) Marisks (ORG) Bloomberg (ORG) Abeer Abu Omar (PERSON) Horizons Middle East & Africa (ORG)
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