Oil Platform, North Sea. Photo source: ©© Stig Nygaard
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Norway’s Parliament has opened up a new area on the fringe of the Arctic Ocean to offshore oil drilling despite protests from opponents who fear catastrophic oil spills in the remote and icy region…
North Sea Oil Spill Risk Unacceptably High, Europa (Uploaded 11-27-2011)
The European commission has warned that the likelihood of a Deepwater Horizon-type accident in the North Sea remains “unacceptably high” as it outlined new laws to counter the danger.
