Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Urca Oil and Gas Production Field Development - Brazil

This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2025 shows liquefied petroleum gas storage tanks standing in the production area of the Urucu Oil and Gas Production Field in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. The Urucu Oil and Gas Production Field, located in the heart of Brazil's Amazonas state, is one of the country's most important onshore oil and gas production bases. Surrounded by pristine rainforest, it has operated steadily since its start-up in 1988, supplying oil and natural gas that support energy needs across northern Brazil. According to its operator Petrobras, the field has preserved about 98 percent of its area as native forest, carries out rainwater recycling, waste recovery, and reforestation programs and plants more than 1.5 million native trees. Photo by Wang Tiancong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Urca Oil and Gas Production Field Development - Brazil

This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2025 shows a worker riding past liquefied petroleum gas storage tanks at the Urucu Oil and Gas Production Field in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. The Urucu Oil and Gas Production Field, located in the heart of Brazil's Amazonas state, is one of the country's most important onshore oil and gas production bases. Surrounded by pristine rainforest, it has operated steadily since its start-up in 1988, supplying oil and natural gas that support energy needs across northern Brazil. According to its operator Petrobras, the field has preserved about 98 percent of its area as native forest, carries out rainwater recycling, waste recovery, and reforestation programs and plants more than 1.5 million native trees. Photo by Wang Tiancong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Qingdao Port Crude Oil Terminal

A group of oil tanks storing imported crude oil at Qingdao Port Crude Oil Terminal in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on August 10, 2025.

E

Deadly US airstrike on Yemeni oil port

This video screenshot provided by the Houthi Media Center shows rescuers working after U.S. airstrikes on the Yemeni fuel port of Ras Isa in Hodeidah, Yemen, April, 17, 2025. The deadly U.S. air raids have so far killed 74 people, wounded 171 others, and destroyed concrete tanks storing imported fuel, according to Houthi-run health authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Deadly US airstrike on Yemeni oil port

This video screenshot provided by the Houthi Media Center shows the scene after U.S. airstrikes on the Yemeni fuel port of Ras Isa in Hodeidah, Yemen, April, 17, 2025. The deadly U.S. air raids have so far killed 74 people, wounded 171 others, and destroyed concrete tanks storing imported fuel, according to Houthi-run health authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Deadly US airstrike on Yemeni oil port

This video screenshot provided by the Houthi Media Center shows damaged vehicles after U.S. airstrikes on the Yemeni fuel port of Ras Isa in Hodeidah, Yemen, April, 17, 2025. The deadly U.S. air raids have so far killed 74 people, wounded 171 others, and destroyed concrete tanks storing imported fuel, according to Houthi-run health authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Deadly US airstrike on Yemeni oil port

This video screenshot provided by the Houthi Media Center shows a blazing tank truck after U.S. airstrikes on the Yemeni fuel port of Ras Isa in Hodeidah, Yemen, April, 17, 2025. The deadly U.S. air raids have so far killed 74 people, wounded 171 others, and destroyed concrete tanks storing imported fuel, according to Houthi-run health authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

South Korea: 2 Injured After Oil Storage Tank Explodes In Ulsan

An oil storage tank at the United Terminal Korea factory in Ulsan, southeastern South Korea, exploded on Monday, February 10, leaving one person unconscious and another injured, officials said. Ulsan authorities issued a disaster safety message for the surrounding area, while police have been regulating traffic nearby as a precaution against further explosions.

E

Israel Strikes Power Station Of The Hodeidah Port - Yemen

People walk past oil tanks damaged in Israeli airstrikes in Hodeidah, Yemen, on September 30, 2024. The Yemeni government on Monday condemned recent Israeli airstrikes on the Houthi-controlled Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. According to the Houthi-run Ministry of Health, the Israeli strikes on Hodeidah resulted in five deaths and 57 injuries, with many in critical condition. Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

U.S. forces smuggle stolen Syrian resources into Iraq: media

STORY: U.S. forces smuggle stolen Syrian resources into Iraq: media SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of truck assembly point 2. various of the truck convoy 3. various of trucks crossing the illegal crossing point to Iraq 4. various of U.S. tanks on the road of Al-Hasakah countryside STORYLINE: A convoy of U.S. forces plundered more Syrian sources on Monday, taking out trucks of oil and grain through an illegal crossing with Iraq, state news agency SANA reported. According to the SANA report, 69 vehicles, including 45 tankers with oil and 24 trucks with wheat, were observed exiting the illegal Al-Mahmudiyah crossing on their way to Iraq. The resources were looted from northeastern Syria's Al-Hasakah province, and it is believed that the convoy's destination is U.S. bases in northern Iraq, said the report. Civilian sources in the countryside of Al-Hasakah near the Iraqi border said that U.S. forces have intensi

E

Yantai Port Crude Oil Throughput Increased

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 22, 2023 - Storage tanks at the liquefied chemical terminal in Longkou Port area of Yantai Port, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 22, 2023. In the first seven months of 2023, Yantai Port completed 30.76 million tons of crude oil throughput, an increase of 27.75%.

E

Main structure of super-sized LNG storage tanks completed in China's Guangdong

STORY: Main structure of super-sized LNG storage tanks completed in China's Guangdong DATELINE: July 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: ZHUHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the storage tanks 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHEN BAIREN, Manager of 2nd phase of "Green Energy Port" project STORYLINE: The construction of the main structure of five super-sized liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks was completed on Monday in Zhuhai City of south China's Guangdong Province. The five tanks are the second-phase project for a natural gas storage and transportation base named Jinwan "Green Energy Port." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHEN BAIREN, Manager of 2nd phase of "Green Energy Port" project "The project adopts the world's largest LNG storage tank designs with core technologies developed by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation. Each tank can store 270,000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas, and stands 65.7 meters tall." The "Green Energy Port" project will become the largest natural gas sto

E

Construction of new LNG storage tank completed in N China

STORY: Construction of new LNG storage tank completed in N China DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the project STORYLINE: According to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the construction of the fourth liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank of the Tianjin LNG Phase II project was completed on Friday. The project includes six LNG storage tanks with 220,000 cubic meters capacity each. The project is expected to handle 12 million tonnes of LNG per year, which will enhance winter supply of natural gas in north China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

E

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WASTE COOKING OIL-RECYCLE (CN)

(230227) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 21, 2023 shows oil storage tanks at an environmental protection tech company in southwest China's Sichuan Province. About 400 tons of waste oil is made each day by local catering service industry in Chengdu, among which 70 to 80 percent would be transported to environmental protection tech companies in Sichuan and recycled into products. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

E

Main structure of 1st 270,000-cubic-meter LNG storage tank in China's Greater Bay Area completed

STORY: Main structure of 1st 270,000-cubic-meter LNG storage tank in China's Greater Bay Area completed DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: GUANGDONG/TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction of the LNG storage tank STORYLINE: The main structure of the first 270,000-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank in south China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was completed on Tuesday, according to Chinese oil giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). It is part of the phase II construction of the Zhuhai Jinwan LNG station. With five 270,000-cubic-meter tanks under construction, Phase II of the station is set to be completed and put into operation in 2024. Phase I of the station is already in operation since 2013. Together, the station can process 7 million tonnes of liquified natural gas annually. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangdong and Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

E

Fire at Nippon Oil refinery in Sendai extinguished

SENDAI, Japan - A fire broke out at Nippon Oil Corp.'s refinery in Sendai in northeastern Japan, but it was extinguished about two hours later. Firefighters said the fire occurred in oil desulfurization equipment, which is away from oil tanks. No one was injured.

E

10 firms develop clean-air alternative to diesel truck

TOKYO, Japan - Trading firm Itochu Corp., steelmaker JFE Holdings Inc. and eight other entities said May 25 they have succeeded in developing a clean-air alternative to a diesel-engine truck, using dimethyl ether produced from natural gas. The 8-ton truck (in photo) can travel up to 600 kilometers when its two tanks are filled with dimethyl ether. The fuel is considered a promising alternative to diesel oil as it produces no sulfur oxide or

E

Fears of fuel leak after two vessels collide near Gibraltar

STORY: Fears of fuel leak after two vessels collide near Gibraltar DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the vessels STORYLINE: Emergency services are working around the clock to prevent an environmental disaster of a fuel leak in the port of Gibraltar following a collision between two vessels on Wednesday, the port authority said on Thursday. There are fears that the bulk carrier OS 35 is close to splitting in half and releasing fuel into the bay of Gibraltar after hitting the carrier vessel Adam LNG. The Gibraltar Port Authority in the British Crown Colony informed on Wednesday afternoon that the hull of the OS 35, registered in the Pacific Island state of Tuvalu, had broken but the two sections had not separated. The Adam LNG, registered in the Marshall Islands, suffered only minor damages in the collision. Booms had been placed around the bulk carrier to contain any oil that could escape from its tanks, while the 24 crew members and s

E

Cuba makes progress in controlling fuel farm fire

STORY: Cuba makes progress in controlling fuel farm fire DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scene of fuel farm fire in Cuba STORYLINE: Specialists and firefighters from Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela are making progress in controlling the fire at a fuel storage facility in Matanzas Province, according to reports from local authorities on Wednesday. The fire was triggered by a lightning strike on a tank containing 26,000 cubic meters of Cuban oil on Aug. 5, and later consumed three nearby tanks, leaving one dead, 14 missing and 125 injured. Several Cuban Army aircraft continued to pour water over the site, while a Mexican Navy helicopter made a reconnaissance flight Wednesday morning to determine the extent of the damage. Meanwhile, two Mexican ships launched powerful jets of seawater from Matanzas Bay to extinguish some pockets of flames and cool the area, while a Venezuelan hydraulic pump supplied water with chemical foam for the same pur

E

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-COOKING OIL-SUPPLY

(220520) -- JAKARTA, May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman carrying two tanks of cooking oil walks out of a market in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 20, 2022. Indonesia will lift an export ban on crude palm oil, cooking oil, refined, bleached and deodorized (RBD) palm oil, and RBD palm olein starting May 23, as the country has brought domestic cooking oil prices and supply under control. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

E

Saudi-led coalition airstrikes kill 8 in Yemen after Houthis' cross-border attack

STORY: Saudi-led coalition airstrikes kill 8 in Yemen after Houthis' cross-border attack DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of affected areas of the airstrikes airstrikes in Sanaa STORYLINE: At least eight people were killed and three others injured after airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led coalition attacked a building of Houthi-controlled insurance authority in Yemen's capital Sanaa early Saturday morning, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV has reported. The coalition airstrikes, which came a day after the Houthi militia launched drone and missile attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, damaged guards' quarters in the building courtyard. The coalition also launched airstrikes against the al-Hafa military camp in eastern Sanaa and fuel tanks of the Yemeni national oil company in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen, according to al-Masirah TV. The coalition "carried out airstrikes against the sources of Houthi threats in Sa

E

At least 4 wounded in oil refinery blast in Turkey

STORY: At least 4 wounded in oil refinery blast in Turkey DATELINE: March 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation (TUPRAS)'s facility in the Kocaeli province in Turkey 2. various of the Kocaeli state hospital emergency department 3. various of the Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation (TUPRAS)'s facility in the Kocaeli province in Turkey STORYLINE: At least four workers were wounded in an explosion at an oil refinery in northwest Turkey, local media reported on Friday. The blast occurred at the Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation (TUPRAS)'s facility in the Kocaeli province, about 100 km to the country's largest city Istanbul, reported the Ihlas news agency. It said the cause of the incident, which happened at one of the filling tanks of the refinery, was not immediately clear, and authorities launched a comprehensive investigation. The injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals, the repo

E

Residents in Yemen's capital bear blunt of aggravating fuel crisis

STORY: Residents in Yemen's capital bear blunt of aggravating fuel crisis DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of vehicles waiting in line to refill their tanks at an oil station in Sanaa, Yemen 2. various of a stuffer at the gas station working 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): EAD AL-SHARJABI, Yemeni resident 4. various of vehicles waiting at the gas station 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SALEH AL-HARAZI, Yemeni taxi driver 6. various of the gas station 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AMJAD AL-HASHIDI, Executive of a local oil company 8. various of the gas station STORYLINE: Hundreds of vehicles are waiting on the streets of Sanaa, Yemen's capital, to get their tanks refilled as the ongoing fuel shortage keeps getting worse. Ead Al-Sharjabi, a mini-bus driver, is one of the drivers who spent days just waiting in line to get fuel for his vehicle. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): EAD AL-SHARJABI, Yemeni resident "As you see, because of the fuel crisis, we have spent four days w

E

U.S.-NEW YORK-OIL-PRICE-JUMP

(220309) -- NEW YORK, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tanks storing fuel oil are seen at the Bayside Fuel Depot in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, on March 8, 2022. TO GO WITH: "Oil prices jump amid U.S. ban of Russian imports" (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

E

U.S.-NEW YORK-OIL-PRICE-JUMP

(220309) -- NEW YORK, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tanks storing fuel oil are seen at the Bayside Fuel Depot in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, on March 8, 2022. TO GO WITH: "Oil prices jump amid U.S. ban of Russian imports" (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

E

Lebanese queue at gas stations amid fears over fuel price surge

STORY: Lebanese queue at gas stations amid fears over fuel price surge DATELINE: March 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:32 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of cars queuing at gas station 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAYLA AHMADI, Beirut resident 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAJJ MOHAMAD MAKKI, Oil importer 4 various of the gas station STORYLINE: Many Lebanese flocked to gas stations on Monday to fill their tanks in fear that the energy ministry would issue its new elevated oil prices soon, as oil prices jumped to multi-year highs recently amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAYLA AHMADI, Beirut resident "The Lebanese are suffering. I was supposed to do an operation today, but I could not do it because of the fuel issue. We slept in the car yesterday. They promised to fill my car after half an hour, but now they refused to fill it as the minister said he does not accept any increase in prices of gasoline. What's next? What is the solution? How much does it cost? How can people a

E

Fire at Nippon Oil refinery in Sendai extinguished

SENDAI, Japan - A fire broke out at Nippon Oil Corp.'s refinery in Sendai in northeastern Japan, but it was extinguished about two hours later. Firefighters said the fire occurred in oil desulfurization equipment, which is away from oil tanks. No one was injured. (Kyodo)

E

Go to the Disaster Area: Niigata Earthquake, Second Report

The city is caved in and covered in mud after the Niigata earthquake. The government launches a full-scale rescue operation. <Caption> The entire city is on fire after the Niigata earthquake, people fleeing, firefighting, cracks in the ground, railroad tracks suspended in midair, the collapsed Hakusan station, victims washing their clothes in muddy water because there is no water, boats washed ashore, etc. Self-Defense Forces rescue activities, relief supplies being sent from all over, Minister of Finance Kakuei Tanaka arriving by helicopter, Self-Defense Forces repairing collapsed buildings and broken levees, etc. a train departs from a temporary platform four days later, shooting date unknown, release date: June 26, 1964.

E

Tsunami striking at Fukushima Daiichi nuke plant

TOKYO, Japan - Handout photo shows tsunami, triggered by a powerful earthquake, approaching fuel oil tanks of the No. 5 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co., in Fukushima Prefecture, on March 11, 2011. (Photo provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.) (Kyodo)

E

Tsunami striking at Fukushima Daiichi nuke plant

TOKYO, Japan - Handout combination photo shows tsunami, triggered by a powerful earthquake, sweeping over a coastal levee as it approaches and inundates fuel oil tanks of the No. 5 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co., in Fukushima Prefecture on March 11, 2011. (Photos provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.) (Kyodo)

E

Oil slick on Aomori Pref. lake

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel return from confirming the presence of two oil slicks on Lake Ogawara in Aomori Prefecture on Feb. 22, 2018, two days after a U.S. F-16 fighter jet dumped two fuel tanks into the lake after an engine fire. ==Kyodo

E

MSDF to recover leaked oil at lake

Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel return from investigation in preparation to recover leaked oil at Lake Ogawara in Aomori Prefecture on Feb. 21, 2018, a day after a U.S. fighter jet dumped fuel tanks into the lake following an engine fire. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

China puts in place U.N. limits on petroleum exports to North Korea

Photo taken in September 2017 shows crude oil tanks in a suburb of Dandong, China, on the border with North Korea. China imposed on Sept. 23 limits on petroleum product exports to North Korea and banned imports of textiles from the country in line with the latest U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

10 firms develop clean-air alternative to diesel truck

TOKYO, Japan - Trading firm Itochu Corp., steelmaker JFE Holdings Inc. and eight other entities said May 25 they have succeeded in developing a clean-air alternative to a diesel-engine truck, using dimethyl ether produced from natural gas. The 8-ton truck (in photo) can travel up to 600 kilometers when its two tanks are filled with dimethyl ether. The fuel is considered a promising alternative to diesel oil as it produces no sulfur oxide or (Kyodo)