The European Parliament calls for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to ban the use of heavy fuel oil on ships in Arctic waters in order to prevent major environmental damages. Behind lies the threat of refusing access to European harbours for ships carrying heavy fuel oil, if the UN does not follow up. “A sustainable […]
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BP Prudhoe Bay: Oil Field Partially Closed Comments Off on BP Prudhoe Bay: Oil Field Partially Closed
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — BP PLC has closed a small portion of the Prudhoe Bay oil field following a judge’s ruling that federal regulators didn’t get approval from the land owners. Friday’s shutdown of the Raven unit affects less than 1 percent of production from the nation’s largest oil field, but it represents a victory […]
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