Hours after we disappear, oil refineries malfunction, producing month-long blazes at plants like the ones in western India, the southern United States, and South Korea.
Mr. De la Cruz is one of more than 2,500 fishermen whose livelihoods have been cast into doubt as a result of a large crude-oil spill at the Spanish-owned Repsol oil refinery on Jan. 15.
His father owned oil refineries and multiple other businesses, with large holdings in Damascus and Homs, and at one point pretty much controlled the price of wheat in the region.
Two wildfires are raging through forestland and towns northwest of Athens, forcing residents to flee their homes as authorities fight to stop the flames reaching an area with oil refineries.
Analysis by the BBC has found that Ukraine has significantly stepped up drone attacks against Russian oil refineries this year, sparking fuel shortages in some parts of the country.
Monday, Iraq's Defense Ministry released video it says shows Iraqi helicopters firing missiles on ISIL forces, repelling an attack near a key oil refinery.